But between the top table and the shop-floor something goes wrong.

但在从最高层向基层的传递过程中，有些事情变了味。

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They did, indeed, succeed in getting chymistry into the academy—even if it is still not quite top-table in the views of some.

他们的确让化学进入了学术界，即便有些人依然认为化学不是那么高端。

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Yes,it was a buy off. The employee put us at the top of the list for a table instead of making us wait like everyone else.

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On the back of it, an iron bed and a chair and table were tied, and on top of them a crate of Barred Rock chickens."

车尾绑著一张铁床、椅子和桌子，上面还有一箱芦花鸡，“

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Rather then drawing two different tables like this, what I'm going to do is I'm going to take the second table and super-impose it on top of the first table.

与其画两个不同的表格,不如把第二个表格的内容插入到,第一个表中

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Britain still sits at the top table for most purposes, though in increasing discomfort.

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For this reason we must renegotiate rather than step down from Europe's top table.

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He will claim a seat for Europe at the top table when a peace process beckons.

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