It was because he was of an argumentative mind that in their cabin at night he permitted himself to carp.

正是因为他爱争辩，所以晚上在他们的船舱里，他才允许自己吹毛求疵。

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But it is churlish to carp.

但是有点吹毛求疵了。

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It would be wise not to carp or criticize.

不吹毛求疵或批评将是明智的。

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The state wants to remove millions of carp to protect an endangered species native only to Utah Lake, the June sucker fish.

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Asian carp were brought to the United States in the nineteen seventies as a solution.

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Officials in Utah want to remove around three-fourths of the carp from Utah Lake.

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Untied, founded in 1997 to carp at United Airlines, was one of the first.

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Eventually it became de rigueur in some black circles to carp at BET.

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Even the northern purists, aware that some of their own numbers are dubious, are finding it hard to carp.

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