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AP 2012-06-29

1. Canada has been given a seat at the table for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada was asked to join the trade negotiations. It comes after Harper met with President Barack Obama at the G20 su

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But soon my line was out; and following it back, I emerged from the opening where I entered. 可是，不一会，我的麻线拉完了；只得顺着麻线打回头，从刚才进去的那个缺口出来。 I saw no living thing within; naught was t

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But as the colossal skull embraces so very large a proportion of the entire extent of the skeleton; as it is by far the most complicated part; 不过，因为这个硕大的脑壳占着整个骷髅非常大的比例；它又是极其复杂的部分；

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It is a German conceit, that the vertebrae are absolutely undeveloped skulls. 据说德国人就狂妄地认为，脊骨绝对是发育不足的脑壳。 But the curious external resemblance, I take it the Germans were not the first men to perceive. 但

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It is plain, then, that phrenologically the head of this Leviathan, in the creature's living intact state, is an entire delusion. 于是，很明白，从骨相学上说来，在大鲸活着而毫无损伤的时候，它的头就全然是一种使人迷

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