The paper became famous when it stood up for the city's poor.

这家报纸曾由于为城市贫民讲话，一下子出了名。

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The peacock impressed me so much, it looked homely when it laid down the ground, but when it stood up and opened the wings, it was so gorgeous.

孔雀给我的印象很深刻，在它躺在地上的时候，看起来很普通，但是当它站起来，打开翅膀，是那么的美丽。

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When it came time to speak I stood up and took the microphone.

开始演讲了，我站起来，拿起麦克风。

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Among Mr Estrada's critics is his predecessor as president, Fidel Ramos, who also stood up against Marcos when it mattered.

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It reminds me of when the President stood up during the health care debate and declared that when you have a sore throat surgeons will take out your tonsils for money when it could just be an allergy.

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We are the great nation we are today because the generations that went before us stood up and fixed our democracy when it was broken.

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