We took the children to the circus.

我们带孩子去看了马戏表演。

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My dad took me to the circus.

我爸爸带我去看马戏。

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I been to the circus three or four times--lots of times.

我看过三四次马戏——看过很多次。

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They also went to the circus, the theater,and even to factories.

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For example, the word circus is used to describe any noisy place with a lot of activities going on.

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Between events,just as in a circus, rodeo clowns act silly to entertain children in the audience.

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Toulouse-Lautrec is represented by a striking group of color lithographs inspired by everything from brothels to popular entertainers to the circus.

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Why, indeed, should so many artists have turned to the circus as a fitting metaphor for their own role in society?

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And CNN has gone to the circus just as much as anybody.

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