Children are taught to write with brushes.

孩子们学用毛笔写字。

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The artists paint on rice paper or thin silk with brushes.

艺术家们用毛笔在宣纸或薄绸上作画。

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With the dollar he bought a box, three brushes and some blacking.

他用这一美元买了一个盒子，三个刷子和一些黑鞋油。

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Next,he went to the famous jewelry store, Tiffany's,and bought a tie pin and some brushes with silver handles.

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When people have these near brushes with death, it's easy to believe that the fact of their mortality is more vivid.

当人们拥有这种濒死体验，很容易相信他们对必死的感受会更深刻。

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It does seem as though people who have brushes with death change their behavior in significant ways.

确实似乎有过和死亡擦肩而过经历的人,行为会显著地改变。

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The Montreal track was breaking up so badly that marshalls emerged with brushes to sweep up the circuit, and similar conditions could play a part during the race.

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But he also struggled with drug and alcohol abuse and had several brushes with the law over the years, and he eventually lost all his money.

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Many of the African-American jurors, including those with college degrees and good jobs, have had unhappy brushes with the criminal justice system.

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