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1. Carl Becker In 1910 the American philosopher Carl Becker argued in deliberately provocative language that "the facts of history do not exist for any historian till he creates them.

1910年,美国哲学家卡尔·贝克尔故意使用挑战性的语言论证道:“在历史学家创造历史事实之前,历史事实对于任何历史学家而言都是不存在的。

2. Hula went underground for about 60 years in the early 19th century after Christian missionaries persuaded rulers to ban the provocative dance.

19世纪初期,当时基督传教士说服统治者禁止了这种挑逗性的舞蹈,此后将近60年的时间里,草裙舞不得不在地下进行。

3. A 2006 study of youth athletes in Quebec City turned up the provocative finding that young, high-level swimmers wheezed and coughed far more often than young, indoor soccer players.

2006年一项关于魁北克市年轻运动员的研究调查惊人地发现,年轻的高水平游泳运动员喘息和咳嗽发作的次数要远远多于年轻的室内足球运动员。

4. On August 1, the gunboat began her mission, which was, in the eyes of the defenders, a provocative act and seemed to be part of the overall assault which had begun on July 31.

8月1日炮舰开始执行任务。在防御者看来,这是一次挑衅行动,而且似乎是7月31日开始的全面攻击的一个组成部分。

5. Kohn has made a virtual industry out of finding interesting and provocative insights in the psychological literature and following them off the edge of a cliff.

K建立起了一个虚拟产业,他找到了心理文学中有趣且具有争议性的方面,并在这方面开始了独树一帜的研究。

6. It may also be deeply flawed, according to a provocative new paper* presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

“它或许有严重的缺陷”,据一篇持不同意见的文章称,该文发表于在怀俄明州杰克森市召开的堪萨斯城联邦储备银行经济年会上。

7. A simplistic comment, perhaps, but this is a commentator who specialises in being provocative.

一个过分单纯的评论,或许,但是这是一个专门从事煽动性的评论员。

8. Some advocates of leaving say the presence of Western infidels in Afghanistan is so provocative that it makes Pakistan itself likelier to succumb to the jihadists.

一些赞成撤军的人士声称西方异教者在阿富汗的存在势力太具有挑衅意味而使巴基斯坦自己更有可能屈从与圣战分子。

9. Jackson and Ben Affleck star in a provocative and gripping drama that exposes the best and worst in all of us.

两个素未谋面的人,一宗轻微的车祸,触发连锁反应,彻底改变两人的一生!

10. With its provocative test, China has thumbed its nose at the many satellite-dependent countries.

中国会因为刺激的实验而引起许多依赖卫星国家的关注。

11. In response, the lawyer representing the student asked the supreme court to quash the case, saying his client had published nothing provocative.

为了应答当局的指控,该名学生的代理律师曾最高法院提出,要求撤销此案,说他的委托人并没有发表过煽动性的文章。

12. This group to prevent Haemophilus inherently provocative plague the world, you a remarkable depth of female vampire hunters took the stronghold - died cemetery, where War is a life-and-death game.

为阻止这帮嗜血狂魔为祸世界,你,一个卓越的女性猎人毅然深入吸血鬼的大本营死亡墓地,在那里,一场生死大战正在上演。

13. Dear, forgive me if I sometimes deliberately provocative, forgive me willfulness.

亲爱的,原谅我有时的无理取闹,原谅我的任性。

14. In the internet age, such provocative delusions can spread easily, according to a letter published this year in the journal Psychosomatics (vol 50, p 90).

今年在“心身医学”(Psychosomatics)杂志(第50卷,第90页)发表的一封信认为,在网络时代,这种带有刺激性的错觉会很容易地到处传播。

15. On a thematic level,ENIGMA 3 explored an even more complex and provocative milieu than its preceding chapters.

从主题的层次来看,《谜3》较之前两张专辑探索了一种更为复杂和令人深思的背景。

16. He doesn't really mean that-he's just being deliberately provocative.

他不是真有此意,只不过是存心挑逗一下罢了。

17. In an unsportsmanlike and provocative move, they have chosen to broadcast on the same frequency that we have been using for the past five years.

他们用卑鄙无耻的手段占用我们已经使用五年的频率进行播放。

18. Its provocative president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad( above right), has hinted that February's celebrations will include“ good news” about the progress of nuclear work.

他们的野心家总统,艾哈迈迪内贾德(中右方人士便是)在讲话中暗示二月庆祝将有“核计划”进程的喜讯。

19. Its provocative president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (above right), has hinted that February's celebrations will include “good news” about the progress of nuclear work.

他们的野心家总统,艾哈迈迪内贾德(图中右方人士便是),在讲话中暗示二月庆祝将有“核计划”进程的喜讯。

20. They are being provocative and controversial just to spite us.

他们这样挑衅和争论就是要故意刁难我们。

21. He wrote a narcissistic, provocative, yet brutally honest remark, defending his fleeing from his students.

他写一篇自恋的、挑衅的但又极端坦诚的评论,为逃离他的学生辩护。

22. He makes headlines, the latest coming with his provocative declaration that Steven Gerrard's decision to reject a move to Stamford Bridge (for the second summer running) would be felt by the Liverpool captain and not the English champions.

他制造着新闻,最近一次即对杰拉德的挑衅声明,他说后者(连续第二年)作出拒绝加盟斯坦福桥决定的后果只会由这位利物浦队长自己体会到,而不是英格兰冠军。

23. He simultaneously seduces and withdraws, flirts and forbids. He is the most cunning, provocative tease in Asian showbiz.

他可同时诱惑和撤离,卖弄和阻止。他是亚洲娱乐界最老练,最会煽情的戏弄人的人。

24. As always, he felt Lorraine's passionate, provocative attraction, but his own rhythm was different now.

他和过去一样,总觉得洛兰多情,并带有挑逗性的魅力,但是现在他自己的生活旋律不同了。

25. His provocative comments will do nothing to advance the cause of world peace.

他挑釁的评论无助于促进世界和平的志业。

26. He is a provocative man who takes nothing whatever for granted.

他是位爱争论的人,无论休整都不愿想当然。

27. His provocative words only fueled the argument further.

他的挑釁话语只会使争执进一步的火上加油。

28. His provocative words only fuelled the argument further.

他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

29. He often surprising remarks, provocative words and full flavor.

他经常语出惊人,而且说话挑衅味十足。

30. "When we look at motor shows overseas, the foreign brands did not have models with provocative clothing," the official said.

他说,“我们在国外看车展的时候,那些国外品牌并没有让模特穿过于惹眼的衣服。

31. He asks a provocative question: Why should a university student be restricted to learning from the professors at the university he or she is attending.

他问了一个颇具煽动性的问题:为什么大学生的学习应该被限制在他或她所读大学的教授那里?

32. JM: But China considers that in itself a provocative statement.

但是中国认为这句话本身就是挑衅的说法。

33. But the commission's apparent desire to address concerns over moral hazard by punishing firms that have been rescued by the state is much more provocative.

但是委员会显然希望通过惩处这些政府救助公司以引起对道德风险的关注,而这是更有煽动性的。

34. It is however essential that I play out the string and not be provocative.

但是我必须放缓和一些,而不能搞挑衅。

35. But I truly regret that no president since has had the provocative sense of humor that the thirty-second President of the United States had.

但是我确实感到遗憾的是,后来没有哪一位总统象美国第三十二届总统那样富有逗人乐趣的幽默感。

36. Search engines that filter out combinations of provocative keywords still cannot detect metaphors, allegories, subtle allusions, satires, and even unusual turns of phrase.

但是,这样的审查收效甚微,而且实际上对于那些最为“危险”思想的访问也未能严格限制住。

37. The author, who writes well, poses provocative questions.

作者的论述充分,所提的问题也颇具挑衅意味。

38. Your question was not merely provocative .

你的问题不仅仅是挑衅性的。

39. PROF.: You said it has the provocative title “Changing Abortion's Pronoun.” What does it mean by that?

你说,它的标题”改变堕胎的代名词”具有挑拨性,到底是什幺意思啊?

40. Russia in the conflict in South Ossetia's "provocative" performance makes the relationship between Moscow and the West is not in the normal track.

俄罗斯在南奥塞梯冲突中的"火爆"表现使得莫斯科与西方关系处在不正常的轨道。

41. Publishers and booksellers say Brown's novel has worked by combining narrative excitement and provocative -- and disputed -- historical detail.

出版商和书商们认为布朗的小说成功地将今人激动的情节叙述和引起争议的历史细节结合起来。

42. As yet, there have been no provocative words emanating from Stamford Bridge ahead of next week's match.

到目前为止,斯坦福桥并没有发出针对下周比赛有针对性的言论。

43. One that acts as a provocative stimulus; a goad.

刺激:令人振奋的刺激物;激励。

44. One that acts as a provocative stimulus;a goad.

刺激令人振奋的刺激物;激励

45. In this provocative body of photographic work, Edward West uses the metaphorical power of shadow to foreground the shifting visibility of South Africa's black population post apartheid.

南非进入了后种族隔离时代,它的黑人大众正在转换自己的角色定位

46. "There's nothing salacious in them.They're 30-year-old letters written by a man enamored with a young lady," Carroll said."There's nothing provocative in them.

卡罗尔说:“信中没有任何低俗的内容,只是一个30岁的年轻人写给心上人的信,也没有挑逗性的内容,只是小伙子写给心爱姑娘的浪漫情书。”

47. Even the limited sanctions imposed so far have had Iran's merchants grumbling at their needlessly provocative president.

即使目前采取的制裁比较有限,伊朗的商人还是将抱怨的矛头直指他们无用而充满煽动性的总统。

48. The overly expressive listener reacts to just about everything with extreme responses. You may wonder, didn? t I say anything that provocative.

反应过激式。对说的每一句话做出的反应都很夸张。你会感到困惑,难道我说的每一句话都那么煽情吗?

49. Perhaps include a provocative question or two; evoke vivid images or use quotations if appropriate.

可以以问话结为,或适当的引用。

50. Chazz: NO ONE knows what it means, but it's provocative.

吉米:那你要如何知道这首歌意味着什么?

51. Meanwhile, militants in mainland China denounce the Taiwanese government's provocative experiments in people power.

同时,中国大陆的好战派也在抨击台湾政府对民权的煽动性尝试。

52. Meantime, the White House is calling the tests a " provocative act".

同时,白宫称这次测验是一次“挑衅行为”。

53. More over, Washington does not want Taipei to take provocative actions while the US foreign policy agenda is overbooked.

同时,美国的外交资源已经超负荷,华盛顿也不愿看到台湾在台海采取挑衅行动。

54. Wow! She 's getting nerve wearing that high - leg bathing suit. It 's very provocative.

哇!高叉泳衣,她真大胆很刺激的

55. Wow! She's get nerve wear that high-leg bathing suit. It's very provocative.

哇!高叉泳衣,她真大胆。很刺激的。

56. The HBS approach to the case method of teaching may represent the most demanding, engaging, and provocative way to learn about the skills of leadership, short of actually serving as a CEO.

哈佛商学院的案例教学法,可以让你在不能实际去做CEO的情况下,运用最苛刻、最刺激、最有魅力的方法去学习领导艺术。

57. The secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, says that any test would be a "provocative act".

国务卿,赖斯说,任何试验都是一种挑衅行为。

58. Map of Cuba's Matos in the attack the referee, still provocative.

图为古巴选手马托斯在袭击主裁判后,仍然进行挑衅。

59. Almost half of the 300 teachers polled said pupils tried to look like and/or behave like celebrities they most admired, fuelling fears that girls particularly dressed in "unsuitable," or provocative styles.

在300名受访教师中,近一半的人称一些学生在外表或举止上效仿自己崇拜的明星,一些女孩着装“不当”或装扮过火,惹人担忧。

60. The relation between local hemodynamics and the development ofatherosclerosis will be discussed under the provocative title“Atherosclerosis is shear stress!”.

在“动脉粥样硬化就是剪切应力”的诱人标题下,局部血液动力学和动脉粥样硬化发展的关系在热烈的讨论。

61. In the Middle East, for example, it is considered extremely provocative for a woman to let a man catch her eye, let alone return his gaze.

在中东,例如,它被认为是极为挑衅的一个女人,让她一个人追上眼,更不用说归还他的目光。

62. Veteran reporters on China wonder whether the authorities are really geared up to cope with coverage that could possibly be construed as provocative.

在中国的资深记者怀疑官方是否准备好行动准备去对付由于新闻报道可能引发的煽动性解释。

63. Provocative as it may sound in today's febrile and dangerous climate, freer and more flexible markets will still do more for the world economy than the heavy hand of government.

在今日动荡和危机四伏的情势下,更加自由和灵活的市场虽然听来刺耳,但相比政府动用重典则更有益于世界经济。

64. In the original picture, both women appeared with their heads uncovered, images which would be regarded as immodest and sexually provocative by the ultra-Orthodox.

在原来的照片上,两名女性都没有包裹头部,这在极端正统派看来,有不庄重和性挑逗的意味。

65. The pretty model looks very provocative in a transparent miniskirt.

在时装表演中,漂亮的模 特儿穿着一条透明的迷你 裙,看上去十分撩人.

66. Here the task is to examine an aspect of a topic critically, to solidify vague but provocative notions, or to use the paper to strengthen your own interest in a special area.

在此,是对论点的某一方面进行批判性的检验,使模糊的更坚固但可激发想法,或者用报告在特定的领域来延伸自己的兴趣。

67. Over at Slate's lady blog, XX Factor, Susannah Breslin wrote a provocative piece about what she calls "bad wives," explaining that Jon Gosselin's wife Kate fits the bill to a T.

在网刊Slate颇受关注的博客XXFactor里,作者SusannahBreslin写了一篇有争议的文章,她认为约翰高瑟林的妻子凯特是个坏妻子,她自己招来丈夫背叛的。

68. At a time when consumer culture appears to be taking grip around the world, Huxley's greatest novel remains provocative.

在这个消费文化正在世界上大行其道的年代,赫胥黎这本最伟大的小说仍旧是具有启发意义的。

69. Last week at the Asia Society, she urged Pyongyang to refrain from what she called "any provocative action" and "unhelpful rhetoric".

她上星期在亚洲协会讲话时,敦促平壤放弃她所说的“一切挑衅性的行动”和“毫无助益的辞令”。

70. She was sitting in a highly provocative pose.

她坐在那里姿势非常撩人.

71. She prefers conservative trousers to provocative cheongsam that slit at the sides from the thigh down, as she thinks wearing the latter would hamper her movement.

她宁可穿保守的裤子,而非两边大腿开叉的旗袍,她觉得穿起旗袍很撩人,但行动会不便。

72. She said nothing particularly provocative.

她没有说过特别够刺激性的活。

73. In fact, at the end of the pilot, lethally provocative questions are raised, forcing viewers to tune in again if they were the least intrigued.

如需保留或观看高清晰电影,请购买正版来支持影视行业!

74. Yung said: "1 second before him to make provocative moves, 1 seconds while pretending to be cold, to complete these actions, there is an immediate feeling of nausea.

容祖儿说:“1秒前要对他做出挑逗的动作,1秒后又要故作冷漠,完成这些动作后,立即有反胃的感觉。”

75. Most provocative in Asia will be his views on Burma, China and democracy, some of which have sparked anger among Asian governments in the past.

对于亚洲来说,最具刺激性的要属他对缅甸、中国以及民主的看法了,其中一些看法过去已经激怒了一些亚洲国家。

76. For those who deliberately provocative, deliberately denigrate the people and give him a smile, let the remaining time to prove that things better.

对于那些无理取闹、蓄意诋毁的人,给他一个微笑,剩下的事就让时间去证明好了。

77. Provocative Discography and Lumbar Fusion Is Preoperative Assessment of Adjacent Discs Useful?

对融合腰椎的临近间盘进行术前诱发性椎间盘造影评价是否有用?

78. There's never been a greater opportunity for designers to put their ideas to work in provocative and intriguing ways than right now.

对设计师而言,从未有比现在更好的机遇,他们可以将自己的创意以充满诱惑的迷人的方式表现出来。

79. Mr Bashir grappled to understand and reluctantly concluded that it could only be explained as a deliberate and provocative mocking of everything the soldiers knew he stood for.

巴希尔在困惑许久后才慢慢了解,并且相信,这只能被解释为是以色列士兵刻意挑衅的举动,狠狠羞辱了他所相信的一切价值。

80. And a provocative exhibition in Paris which tries to unpick the myth about the world’s most famous ape man.

巴黎正在进行一场热火朝天的展览,试图揭开世界上最著名的猿人的奥秘。

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