'Let me see! Oh yes, the cows are in the gin close. But they' re not up yet. But the gate' s locked, you' ll have to climb.'

“让我看……呵， 是的， 母牛都在栅栏里， 但是它们还没有起来。 不过那门是锁着的， 你得爬过去呢。 ”

Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人

查太莱夫人的情人

劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lawrence, David Herbert

© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005

One fact which has not been explained is the statement of Barrymore that his master's footprints altered their character from the time that he passed the moor-gate, and that he appeared from thence onward to have been walking upon his toes.

有一件尚未得到解释的事实就是：白瑞摩说，他主人的足迹在过了通往沼地的栅门后就变了样，好象是从那以后就换用足尖走路了。

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

“And what marks did you see by the wicket-gate?”

“您在栅门上看到了什么痕迹吗？”

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

They say you can' t get the same chemicals out of Tevershall coal as you can out of Stacks Gate, and that' s funny, they' re not three miles apart.

你不能从达娃斯哈的煤炭里取得和史德门那里一样的化学原材， 那是奇怪的事， 这两处煤矿相距只有三哩路。

Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人

查太莱夫人的情人

劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lawrence, David Herbert

© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005

(Mexican telephone magnate Carlos Slim, for example, is a close competitor to Gates for the title of the world’s richest man.)

（比如墨西哥电信巨头卡洛斯·萨利姆就是盖茨世界最大富豪称号的有力竞争者。）

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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The same day, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates criticized China for unexpectedly curtailing American ship visits to Chinese ports because of American arms sales to Taiwan.

同一天，美国国防部长盖茨批评中国由于美国向台湾的军售而突然禁止美国军舰停留中国港口。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Gates pointed out that military spending totals nearly a half-trillion dollars annually, compared to the State Department’s budget of $36 billion.

盖茨指出，与国务院每年预算的360亿美元相比，军费开支每年总计五千亿美元。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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(Gabriel knows, of course, that Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have donated tens of billions already.)

（当然，加布里埃尔知道比尔·盖茨和沃伦·巴菲特已经捐出了数百亿美元的财富。）

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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But if Bill Gates were to own the entire NBA, how would he decide which team to root for?

但如果盖茨拥有整个国家篮球联盟，那么他怎么决定要支 持哪支球队？

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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