With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite: I had not tipped Raoul in Christmases past.

首先，我意识到让人凌晨4点起床的噪音不是普通的无礼，而是精心制造的恶意：在过去的圣诞节里，我没有给拉乌尔小费。

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In spite of the current world economic downturn, the transnational corporation is continuing with its investment plans in China.

尽管目前世界经济低迷，但这家跨国公司仍继续进行在中国的投资计划。

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He was forced, in spite of his opposition, to drink with the rest.

不管他怎么反对，他还是被迫和别人一起喝酒。

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He has managed to maintain fairly good relations with the United States in spite of his hostility towards free trade with Washington and his refusal to renew our lease at Manta.

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