"Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both." - Tryon Edward.

妥协只不过是希望保留一种观点而牺牲一个对的或是好的- - -随着两者的丢失而结束太频繁了。

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So why is sleep one of the first things we're willing to sacrifice as the demands in our lives keep rising?

那么为什么生活中人们愿意牺牲的第一件事情就是睡眠，而且越来越多的人愿意这么做？

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One aspect of Vodou that, undeniably, disturbs many non-practitioners is the prevalence of animal sacrifice.

不可否认的，伏都教有一个让很多非其信徒的人不能接受的方面：动物献祭的流行。

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They called it a sacrifice to research that led the way to one of the greatest medical discoveries of the century.

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One would be characteristic of semi-nomadic pastoralists: the sacrifice of the first lamb born in the spring to the deity in order to procure favor and continued blessing on the flocks for the spring.

一种是具有半游牧人的特色：,他们把春天里的第一只羊羔献给神,为了获得神的偏爱,来年春天继续赐福。

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The dynamic of the entire poem is one of sacrifice and recompense.

这首诗的基调就是牺牲和惩罚。

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The notion of shared sacrifice is not one familiar to climate talks.

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The volcano of anger required a human sacrifice, and yesterday Gawker owner Nick Denton gave them one in the form of a report on a married Republican congressman who used Craigslist to solicit extramarital sex.

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Tejada wasn't the only one to sacrifice part of his off-season for more spring training.

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