Everything was working in my favour, and I swore that it should not be through lack of energy or perseverance that I should miss the chance which fortune had thrown in my way.

对我说来事事都很顺利，我敢发誓，我绝不会因为缺乏精神和毅力而错过命运之神给我送到眼前来的机会。

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

I must not stop, or my brother may miss me.

我不能在这里久停，否则我哥哥就要因我不在而感到寂寞了。

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

I find it hard to understand how Sheik Rageh can miss (or ignore) the clear verses in the Koran, which order us to do the very opposite:

我真不明白为什么Sheik Rageh会忘掉（或忽视）《古兰经》讲得很明白的话，这些话要求我们做的与他所说的恰恰相反：

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Miss Chatterley came sometimes, with her aristocratic thin face, and triumphed, finding nothing altered.

爱玛·查太莱小姐， 脸孔清瘦而傲慢， 有时也上这儿来看望他们。 看见一切都没有变动， 觉得很是得意。

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

So you see, Miss, we're doing our best, afore she comes, to-' At this moment Five, who had been anxiously looking across the garden, called out 'The Queen! The Queen!' and the three gardeners instantly threw themselves flat upon their faces.

小姐， 你看， 我们正在尽最大努力， 要在王后驾临前， 把……”就在这时， 一直在焦虑地张望的老五， 突然喊道：“王后！ 王后！” 这三个园丁立即脸朝下地趴下了。

Carroll, Lewis / Alice's adventures in Wonderland卡罗尔 刘易斯 / 爱丽丝梦游仙境

爱丽丝梦游仙境

卡罗尔 刘易斯

Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

© 1901, by Harper & Brothers

Holmes had missed him in London. It would indeed be a triumph for me if I could run him to earth where my master had failed.

在伦敦，福尔摩斯让他溜跑了，在我的师傅失败之后，如果我能将他查出的话，对我说来确是一个很大的胜利。

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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

“It is worth a mud bath,” said he. “It is our friend Sir Henry's missing boot.”

“这个泥浴还是值得一洗的，”他说道，“这就是咱们的朋友亨利爵士失去的那只皮鞋。”

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

I shot a line back, requesting the missing attachment.

我回了一封信，要求把那份忘记发的附件发来。

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But they missed the point: Iraq policy had divided allied democracies, and, with its universal membership, the UN remained an important source of legitimacy in the eyes of most of the world.

但是他们忽略了一点：伊拉克政策已经分化了原本联合的民主国家，而因为联合国是一个由所有国家参与的组织，在全世界绝大部分人的心目中它依然是合法性的一个重要来源。

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