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The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a matter of taste, just as it is in Holland.

  • -- Sir Edward Burnett Tylor 爱德华·伯内特·泰勒爵士

人们最初由于所选择的位置而被迫养成了在桩子上盖房子的习惯，后来就像在荷兰一样，人们也把这种习惯作为一种品味来遵循。

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Here we grow the flax and grain; here we raise the meat they eat, and the wool to keep them warm; we cut trees to build their houses and firewood to heat their stoves.

我们在这里种亚麻和谷物;在这里，我们饲养它们吃的肉和羊毛来保暖;我们砍树盖房子，劈柴烧炉子。

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The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever.

世界各地歌剧院的数量和高出席率表明，歌剧这种艺术形式比以往任何时候都更受欢迎。

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It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive.

每一个侵略国家都有一种习惯，即声称自己是在采取守势。

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Habit – The contemptible, gazed at too long, becomes temptible.

习惯——可鄙的人，如果长时间地凝视，就会变得可鄙。

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