It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.

很明显，大象在任何时候都可以挣脱绳索，但出于某种原因，它们没有这样做。

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Much of that time, for some of them, is spent taking photographs not even of the painting but of themselves with the painting in the background.

对他们中的一些人来说，他们大部分时间甚至都不是用来给画作拍照，而是以画作为背景给自己拍照。

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I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instance I'm not sure that would do any good.

我通常会建议休假，但就这个情况而言，我不敢保证休假会有什么好处。

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But,after some time, Olive said she was sorry that she could not help Nate with the cow.

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My guess is that 9:00 is not going to be a tremendously popular time, but maybe you'll surprise me.

我的猜测是九点的课时,不会是特别受欢迎的时间，但是可能你们会给我点儿惊喜。

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Now this is not the kind of stuff that computer scientists spend all their time doing, but it will germane.

现在，这并不是计算机科学家,要花费全部时间的地方，不过与此密切相关。

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The time lag averages roughly four quarters, 12 months, but Friedman said not only that the time lags are long, but also that they are variable.

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If and when the crisis eases, Mr Tucker said you would hope and expect that banks would not feel the need for such a security blanket, but that time had not arrived yet.

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But that time is not now and it's actually not for some time, I believe.

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