Feeling sad, the dog tried to explain for itself, "Though I didn't catch it, I had done my best."

狗感到很难过，试图为自己解释：“虽然我没有抓住它，但我已经尽力了。”

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When does your boss come to explain for it?

你们老板什么时候才能出来解释这一切？

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She might at least have called to explain. There's gratitude for you.

她本来至少可以来电话解释一下。她就这么表示感谢。

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We are going to explain some commonly used terms for plants and farm animals.

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For example, he begins by borrowing the Russian formalist distinction in trying to explain what fiction is between plot and story.

举个例子，他开篇在解释那种文体介于情节和故事之间时,借用了俄国结构主义的特点。

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Milton claims that epic poetry is the highest ambition for a poet and then he goes on to explain how it is that the epic poet should comport himself.

弥尔顿声称史诗就是诗人最高的理想抱负,然后他又解释到,史诗诗人该怎样表现自己。

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Every time I read one of these articles and start to get hyped up about generations after mine embracing vinyl, I have to explain to someone (for instance my 20 and 23 year old children) why I have such a vested interest in this, why I am emotionally attached to not just records themselves, but the intangible things that come with them.

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If co-workers still don't get it, Ms. Hand recommends taking them aside for a walk or a lunch to explain further and ask for their support.

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It was hard for anybody to explain quite what was intended, and for good reason.

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