They formed the rank and file of the republican armies in England against the rule of the king.

在反抗国王统治的战争中,正是他们,组成了这支共和军。

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you're the face, you're the person who's supposed to keep the troop, you know, the, the rank and file motivated.

你是球队的标志，是保持球队战斗力和激情的主心骨。

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And response back is "Well, yes, we had people at the table, but they were Oxford educated and they didn't represent the rank-and-file people in my culture."

而他们得到的回应是,“是的，的确如此，可是那些人读的可是牛津大学,他们并不能代表,我们的普通民众“

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