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If the aim of the Russians really was to cut off Napoleon and his marshals, and to take them prisoners, and that aim was not only frustrated, but all attempts at attaining it were every time defeated in the most shameful way, this last period of the war is quite correctly represented by the French as a series of victories for them, and quite incorrectly represented by the Russians as redounding to our glory.

以库图佐夫阻碍进攻的说法来解释这个怪现象（俄国军史学家就是这样说的），是没有根据的，因为，我们知道，在维亚济马和在塔鲁丁诺，库图佐夫的意志已阻挡不了进攻的军队了。

It used to be that four-strokes were sluggish and heavy -- not the best choice for a race bike, but over the last couple of years the motorcycle manufacturers have dedicated a lot of resources towards research and development of four-stroke race bikes and they are now lighter, snappier, and still have smooth power.

如果习惯了四冲的缓慢和重量的话，二冲车就最好不要选择了。但是就过去一些年来摩托车制造商开始花大力气研制重量轻，力量强而平缓的四冲车辆，这不失为好的选择。

Of, relating to, or being an adjective or a pronoun that stands alone when the noun it modifies is being implied but not stated. For example, in Theirs were the best, theirs is an absolute pronoun and best is an absolute adjective.

独立的：形容词或代词，它们所修饰的名词只是隐含的而非明确指出的，比如在他们的是最好的中，他们的是一个独立代词，最好的是一个独立形容词

The resolution is improved through optimal combination of bin attributes which are small offset, small bin, wide azimuth, large off-inline distance and high coverage. Then the "feature net" of near surface conditions was created, and the "sudden transition" of near surface variations was found to provide reliable foundation for optimum shooting parameters selection. The effective methods of spectrum analysis were generalized. It is concluded that the target is satisfying sand body interpretation, not pursuing high frequency.

通过较小炮检距、较小面元、较宽方位角、较大非纵距和较高的纵、横向覆盖次数等面元属性的优化组合，提高了该区地震资料的分辨率；建立了表层条件&特征网&，通过寻找表层变化&突变带&，可为最佳激发因素的选取提供可靠依据；总结了频谱分析的有效方法，提出要以砂体解释的需要为目标，避免陷入盲目追求高频率的误区。

As you were so anxious to get back your letter asking for money, you will be pleased to know that I did not receive it.

既然你是那么急于追回要钱的这封信，那么当你知道了我并没有收到这封信的时候一定会很高兴的。

The state John Tsang's tree major blood vessels were in has suddenly given people to realise it is not sufficient for the CE or his principal officials to have ordinary regular check-ups because they shoulder very onerous responsibilities.

由曾俊华3条心脏血管的栓塞情况，使人惊觉行政长官和主要官员只做一般定期健康检查，与其承担的责任并不相称，他们应该做更仔细的检查，以及早发现是否有隐患，使能尽快排除并知所因应。

It was as if she were not standing on the deck of the ship anymore but was instead standing in a jungle clearing, looking at a group of brown-skinned, half-naked people. The people beckoned for her to come to them.

她向神祈祷，圣灵的带领，她惊异地看到自己似乎不在游船上，她站在丛林里，前面有一群棕色肤色，半裸体的人，这群人朝她招手，请她过来。

Also in this system were ball valves. These valves are not considered sanitary valves since the center of the valve can have water in it when the valve is closed. This is a stagnant pool of water that can harbor microorganisms and provide a starting point for a biofilm.

还有，在这个系统中用到的是球阀，球阀是不被认为是卫生阀门，因为当阀门关闭时，阀门中心会留有水，这就形成一个滞水池，成为微生物滋养的港湾，还形成了生物膜的起始点。

HJ. (I am sorry can not list all of you)it's really hard to say goodbye to you. Two years of the wonderful times were so clear yet still obscure. But I believe we will surely meet again someday. As the saying goes"The leaving is also preparing for the next gathering", right?

HJ，很是不舍得跟你们说再见，两年的美好时光，一切似乎就在昨天，好清晰，又好朦胧，不过人生何出不相逢，此时的离别不正是为了再相聚，对吗？

Not so, however, the Comitia Curiata or Comitia Tributa, They were fettered on this point by the sacredness with which the person of a Roman citizen, inside the walls of the city, was invested by religion and law; and, with respect to the last of them, the Comitia Tributa, we know for certain that it became a fixed principle that the Assembly of the Tribes could at most impose a fine.

因此，&兵员民会&可以科处死刑。

According to the clear water experiment, aeration performance of the new equipment is good with high total oxygen transfer coefficient and oxygen utilization ratio.

曝气设备的动力效率在叶轮转速为120rpm～150rpm时取得最大值，此时氧利用率和充氧能力也具有较高值。

The environmental stability of that world - including its crushing pressures and icy darkness - means that some of its most famous inhabitants have survived for eons as evolutionary throwbacks, their bodies undergoing little change.

稳定的海底环境─包括能把人压扁的压力和冰冷的黑暗─意谓海底某些最知名的栖居生物已以演化返祖的样态活了万世，形体几无变化。