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Saint Nicholas (Greek:γιοΝικλαο, Agios Nikolaos,"victory of the people")(270 - 6 December 346) is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a saint and Bishop of Myra (Demre, in Lycia, part of modern-day Turkey).

圣尼古拉（希腊语：γιοΝικλαο，字面意思为"人民的胜利"，约270年～343年）基督教圣徒，米拉城的主教。

Maimonides God takes no literal shits, only allegorical ones.

上帝并非字面上的大便，而只是比喻上的大便。

Make one's blood boil $ J4 g- J# X; g$ J r

从字面上理解是表示：使得某人的血液沸腾。

Marginality is defined as peripheral, minute, and unimportant.

Marginality 在字面上原为边缘，细微或不重要的意思。

A Chinese high school student is more likely to be trampled by a water buffalo than to matriculate at Harvard.

对于一个中国高中生来说，她/他最有可能会从（承载参加考试的千军万马的独木桥上挤下来----trampled by a water buffalo：字面意思：被水牛践踏，但这样译可能不符合中国人的习惯。

However, they've always thought of it as being metaphorical,rather than literal.

然而，他们总是把它想成引喻，而不是字面的意思。

This idiom is usually used metaphorically, but in the article it also has a literal meaning.

这个成语通常用作隐喻，但上文中也有字面上的意思。

In order to get anywhere - either literally or metaphorically - we need to create and maintain a certain level of momentum.

为了达到某个地方--不管是从字面意思上--我们都要激发或者保持一定的动力。

Considering the nature of this Genesis story, it is much more appropriate to read it metaphorically rather than literally.

考虑到创世纪故事中的本质，我们应该挖掘它的内在寓意，而不是简单地从字面理解。

But, in Chinese,"midwinter" literally meaning is "winter come".

但是，"冬至"，在汉语的字面上的意思是"冬天来了"。

The reasons of iron ions content overproof in grade Ⅱ desalting water system,such as variation water quality,contamination of regenerant , operation adjustment of pretreatment system and switching operation of bed were discussed.

对二级脱盐水系统中铁离子含量超标的原因，如来水水质发生波动、再生剂受到污染、预处理系统操作调整、床体运行切换等进行了论述。

You were hired to drum up new business, so go and do it.

公司雇你招徕新业务，你就做你的事好了。