Silk and rayon are two distinct things.

蚕丝和人造丝是两种不同的东西。

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These two things should be thought of as somewhat separate and distinct.

这两件事应当明确地分开对待。

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So, understand that there are two distinct things there.

所以弄清这里面有两大部分。

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Descartes says what it shows is the mind and the body must be two logically distinct things.

笛卡尔说,那表明心灵,和身体在逻辑上是截然不同的

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He says problems have arisen because of the "conflation" of two distinct things - the pilot and the existing guidance, in place since 2007, that border staff must follow.

BBC: Q&A: Brodie Clark and the UKBA border checks row