我们是在他的家里相遇的，尽管是出于职业需要而非社交之故。

We met at his house, though in a professional rather than social setting.

youdao

因检疫之故可在检疫地或其他地方卸货，风险和费用由货主承担。

In case of quarantine the property may be discharged at the risk and expense of owners into quarantine depot or elsewhere.

youdao

在企业环境中，你不能只是告诉你的首席执行官，这都是运气不佳之故。

In a corporate environment, you can't just tell your CEO it was bad luck.

youdao

So in this context, the river of oblivion serves an obvious purpose in the context we have here in Book Two.

故在这部分文本中，遗忘之河便是为了遗忘而存在的,在第二册书正是这样体现的。

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