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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"。

With Death guitarist Schuldiner adopting vocal duties, the band made a major impact on the scene.

随着死亡的吉他手Schuldiner接受主唱的职务，乐队在现实中树立了重要的影响。

But he could still end up breakfasting on Swiss-government issue muesli because all six are accused of nicking around 45 million pounds they should have paid to FIFA.

不过他最后仍有可能沦为瑞士政府&议事餐桌&上的一道早餐，因为这所有六个人都被指控把本应支付给国际足联的大约4500万英镑骗了个精光。