There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought.

目前还没有明确的答案，但有两种截然不同的思想流派。

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The leaders came in two minutes clear of the field.

领先的选手们早两分钟到达终点。

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By lap two Walker was two metres clear of the rest of the runners.

跑第二圈时，沃克已领先其他赛跑者两米。

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It can do this between sunrise and noon on a clear day with an average outside temperature of thirty-two degrees Celsius.

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A state of war can include, in other words, " what we might call a "cold war," two hostile sides looking at each other across a barrier of some type, not clear or not certain what the other will do.

换句话说，战争状态包括，我们所说的“冷战“,敌对双方透过某种屏障,对对方虎视眈眈，却不知道对方会干什么。

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And there is this heartbreaking love that Sal has for Dean, and, if you track that through, the major turning points in the second two thirds of the novel are moments when Sal makes it clear to Dean that he actually cares about him.

而且萨尔对迪安有着令人悲痛的爱情，如果你追踪这一点，你就会发现小说里,三分之二的时间萨尔都在,向迪安说明他有多在乎迪安。

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Argentina trail in fourth on 22 points, just two clear of Colombia and Ecuador.

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He shot his second straight six-under 66 to total 17-under 199, two clear of American Hunter Mahan.

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Kipsang, who has run the second fastest time of all time, finished over two minutes clear of a class field to win in two hours, four minutes and 44 seconds -- just four seconds outside the course best set by compatriot Emmanuel Mutai in winning last year's race.

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