"In the beginning," he says, "that little white wire that said you had an iPod—that was cool."

“在一开始，”他说，“那根白色的电线表明你有一个 iPod——那很酷。”

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The series presents a bleak story: you are far more likely to be promoted in "the Wire" for toeing the line than for being good at your job.

这部电视系列展示了一个严峻的现实：在“ The Wire ”中，你更容易因为唯命是从得到晋升而不是做好工作。

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Even then he often used wire in his constructions.

即使在那时，他也经常在他的作品中使用金属丝。

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It is a line drawing made out of aluminum wire that looks like a wavy net floating in mid-air.

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The Black Satellites have battled through some adversity to reach the final, edging South Africa in extra time in the first elimination match, and surviving a pair of exciting 3-2 games that came down to the wire in the quarter and semifinals.

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In a "wire-in" sale, the same florist receives an order from another city to be delivered locally, and as such will snag just 73% of the gross order.

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Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell won their first Ryder Cup match before the rippled turned into a wave of royal blue as the Europeans continued secured wire-to-wire victories in five of the six Sunday showdowns as the tables turned at Celtic Manor.

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By the time we get to the party, for which the Colosseum is bathed in blue light as a backdrop for wire-dancing acrobats dressed in Valentino red, the Felliniesque-ness of it all can bring tears to our eyes.

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