The point is not to excuse or forget the crime.

重点不是原谅或忘记这些罪行。

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She tried to excuse herself by saying that she would not be able to find the way thither.

她想找个借口，说她找不到去那儿的路。

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I hope you will be magnanimous enough to excuse any incorrect behaviour on my part.

对不住的地方，望您海量包涵。

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He also believed pro-slavery extremists would use Lincoln's election as an excuse to take Southern states out of the union.

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*10^-18 1.6 times 10 to the minus 18, excuse me, 6*10^-19 we have 1.6 times 10 to the minus 19, 2.18 times 10 to the minus 18, etc.

。,1。,2。18*10^-18，等等。

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You know, so it's nice to kind of have an excuse to go, do all sorts of things.

所以找个借口就去了，干了很多事儿。

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During high school, he got a doctor's note to excuse him from physical education.

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More charitable commentators tend to excuse Defoe's tactics with a wink and a nudge.

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That is not to excuse the boorish, thoughtless or vile activities of powerful men who should have known better.

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