Plants deserve respect, a group of Swiss experts said Monday, arguing that killing them arbitrarily was morally wrong — except when it comes to saving humans or maybe picking the petals off a Daisy.

瑞士有关专家于本周一称，植物也应得到尊重，肆意伤害花草是不道德行为——不过为了保护人类而采取的涉及植物的行为除外，或者采几片雏菊花瓣可能也无妨。

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One must admit, though, that Charlotte has a positively clairvoyant knack of picking the wrong moment to call.

尽管，你必须承认，夏洛特的确有一种专挑坏时机打来电话的本事。

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Picking the right language is not about the dream language you want to learn (although there is nothing wrong with that). In this case, we're specifically talking about learning speed.

选择正确的语言，不是你想学什么语言就学(尽管没有错)。但一些情况下，我们应该具体讨论学习速度。

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Likewise, Apple can seem to do no wrong, picking up new customers with slick, high-end designs.

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But I think the Democrats are picking the wrong somebody to kick.

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But picking the wrong shares alone probably does not count as negligence: indeed, it is more like par for the course in fund management.

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