She was standing by a pool, about to dive in.

她正站在池边，准备跳进去。

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The troops are standing by.

部队随时待命出动。

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British and American warships are standing by to evacuate their citizens if necessary.

英美战舰已做好准备一有必要就撤出本国公民。

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He is standing in front of a bold and colorful painting similar to those created by the abstract-expressionist artist Jackson Pollock.

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Now, if you are standing there with your -- by the way the first three rows have a chance of hitting each other.

现在,如果你站在那里用你的 --,顺便提一下前三排有机会互相攻击

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So Levenson, who draws actually on long-standing work by other scholars, and earlier in the twentieth century even , Levenson finds several of the main elements of the Hittite suzerainty treaties in this speech.

所以Levenson凭借其他学者，甚至是二十世纪初的学者的作品，发现了在这段演说中,有几个存在在Hittite领主条约的主要元素。

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These blocks, standing cheek-by-jowl on every street, make this neighbourhood the most densely populated area in Australia.

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China, North Korea's most important financial and military backer, also welcomed the announcement and reiterated long-standing calls by Beijing for a resumption of six-party talks.

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Last week, the regulator, Ofgem, published its simplification plan, which said suppliers would be forced to have no-frills tariffs, which would consist of a standing charge - fixed by the regulator - plus a unit charge for energy used.

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