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We need our main guys to come through – what does "come through" mean exactly?
Small talk is gossip, chitchat, unimportant chatter, small being the significant...
Just imagine if Jesus Christ was born in modern China. The story would go something like this.
2008年美国总统大选虽然还有一段时间,但是目前民主党和共和党内部为了获得党内候选人提名而展开的竞争可谓已经硝烟弥漫。在紧张状态之下,被公认是08总统大选最大热门人选之一的前第一夫人希拉里•克林顿却犯下了一个低级错误……
The practice, known as "feasting on public money", is common all year round but banquets abound especially at year-end because this is the time for public relations.
Reader question: What does this – Don't put me on the spot like that – mean?
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Reader question: What does it mean when people say things "don't add up"?
If the world were changed by words, it would have shifted today – what does "words" mean here?
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