The enemy troops tried to surround our soldiers in a tight ring, but we backed away successfully.

敌军试图把我们的战士困在包围圈里，但我们成功地撤了出来。

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Meanwhile, the people who live in the residential neighborhoods just outside the very tight inner freeway ring seem to be regarded as inconveniences.

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The canals that ring the city in tight concentric circles are lined with 3, 000 of them, moored to centuries-old stone quays.

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