The traditional answer is that These guys actually did press up against the rows in front of them And that this provided a momentum That gave the front line an advantage in beating the enemy facing them.

传统的回答是,他们实际上是在推挤前面几排友军,为其提供一种动力,使前线在与对面的敌人交战时具有优势

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And the customer in front of you in line has so many items to check out.

排在你之前的客人买了很多东西需要结账。

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But also people used to bribe the priests, in order to get moved up on the front on line, and they would also give great and beautiful gifts to the temple people and to the temple,and to the priest.

但是人们也贿赂祭司,以便能插到队伍前排,他们也会把漂亮的礼物,送给神庙里的人,或是祭司

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