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2101. 没有人确切地知道当初人们是如何学会保存食物的。

      méi​yǒu​rén què​qiè de zhī​dao dāng​chū rén​men shì rú​hé xué huì bǎo​cún shí​wù de.

      No one knows for sure how people first learned to preserve food.

      Source: UM-Corpus: Education

2102. 也许玫瑰花蕾是某种他没能得到或是失去了的东西。

      yě​xǔ méi​gui huā​lěi shì mǒu​zhǒng tā méi néng dé dào huò​shì shī​qù le de dōng​xi.

      Maybe “Rosebud” was something he couldn’t get, or something he lost.

      Source: CCMatrix

2103. 也许现在是打破旧模式，为自己设定新标准的时候了。

      yě​xǔ xiàn​zài shì dǎ pò jiù mó​shì, wèi zì​jǐ shè​dìng xīn biāo​zhǔn de shí​hou le.

      Perhaps now is the time to break old patterns and set new standards for yourself.

      Source: CCMatrix

2104. 当我问“有哪些新闻”的时候，它给我的是“新闻”的字典定义。

      dāng wǒ wèn“ yǒu nǎ​xiē xīn​wén” de​shí​hou, tā gěi wǒ de shì“ xīn​wén” de zì​diǎn dìng​yì.

      When I asked “what’s the news,” it gave me a dictionary definition of the word “news.”

      Source: CCMatrix

2105. 当海豚玩气泡时，它们是在磨练迷惑和捕捉猎物的技巧。

      dāng hǎi​tún wán qì​pào shí, tā​men shì zài mó​liàn mí​huo hé bǔ​zhuō liè​wù de jì​qiǎo.

      When dolphins play with air bubbles, they are honing their skills at confusing and catching prey.

      Source: CCMatrix

2106. 不管怎样，他在继续证明，自己最激烈的批评者是正确的。

      bù​guǎn​zěn​yàng, tā zài jì​xù zhèng míng, zì​jǐ zuì jī​liè de pī​píng​zhě shì zhèng​què de.

      Either way, he continues to prove his harshest critics right.

      Source: CCMatrix

2107. 你们在这里看到的这座建筑是将近一百年后才建成的。

      nǐ​men zài zhè​lǐ kàn dào de zhè zuò jiàn​zhù shì jiāng​jìn yī bǎi nián hòu cái jiàn chéng de.

      The building you see here was not built till almost a hundred years later.

      Source: CCMatrix

2108. 什么东西当它干净的时候是黑色的，脏的时候是白色的？

      shén​me dōng​xi dāng tā gān​jìng de​shí​hou shì hēi​sè de, zāng de shí​hou shì bái​sè de?

      What is black when it is clean and white when it is dirty?

      Source: CCMatrix

2109. 斯德哥尔摩地铁无疑是世界上最艺术的地铁系统之一。

      sī​dé​gē'ěr​mó dì​tiě wú​yí shì shì​jiè​shang zuì yì​shù de dì​tiě xì​tǒng zhī​yī.

      The Stockholm Metro is undoubtedly one of the most artistic subway systems in the world.

      Source: CCMatrix

2110. 当然，如果不提及热狗和汉堡包，这份清单将是不完整的。

      dāng​rán, rú​guǒ bù tí​jí rè​gǒu hé hàn​bǎo​bāo, zhè fèn qīng​dān jiāng shì bù wán​zhěng de.

      Of course, this list wouldn't be complete without mentioning hot dogs and hamburgers.

      Source: CCMatrix

2111. 我发现自己盯着她看，这是愚蠢的，因为我见过她十亿次。

      wǒ fā​xiàn zì​jǐ dīng zhe tā kàn, zhè shì yú​chǔn de, yīn​wèi wǒ jiàn guo tā shí​yì cì.

      I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I’d seen her a billion times.

      Source: CCMatrix

2112. 在缝纫机发明之前，大多数缝纫是由个人在家中完成的。

      zài féng​rèn​jī fā​míng zhī​qián, dà​duō​shù féng​rèn shì yóu gè​rén zài jiā​zhōng wán chéng de.

      Before the invention of the sewing machine, most sewing was done by individuals in their homes.

      Source: CCMatrix

2113. 将鱼放生，看着它毫发无损地游开是一种很美妙的感觉。

      jiāng yú fàng shēng, kàn zhe tā háo​fà​wú​sǔn de yóu kāi shì yī​zhǒng hěn měi​miào de gǎn​jué.

      Releasing a fish and watching it swim away unharmed is a wonderful feeling.

      Source: CCMatrix

2114. 有时候，工作最适合的工具和你最熟悉的工具是不同的。

      yǒu shí​hou, gōng​zuò zuì shì​hé de gōng​jù hé nǐ zuì shú​xī de gōng​jù shì bù​tóng de.

      Sometimes the best tool for the job and the one you’re most familiar with are different.

      Source: CCMatrix

2115. 选择是她的，她会根据对她来说很重要的因素做出选择的。

      xuǎn​zé shì tā de, tā huì gēn​jù duì tā lái​shuō hěn zhòng​yào de yīn​sù zuò chū xuǎn​zé de.

      The choice is hers, and she will make it based on the factors that are important to her.

      Source: CCMatrix

2116. 不断提醒他们，每个人都会犯错，没有人期待他们是完美的。

      bù​duàn tí​xǐng tā​men, měi​ge​rén dōu​huì fàn cuò, méi​yǒu rén qī​dài tā​men shì wán​měi de.

      Keep reminding them that everyone makes mistakes and that no one expects them to be perfect.

      Source: CCMatrix

2117. 我不想结婚，我这个年纪的大多数女人都是离婚或丧偶的。

      wǒ bù​xiǎng jié hūn, wǒ zhè​ge nián​jì de dà​duō​shù nǚ​rén dōu shì lí hūn huò sàng ǒu de.

      I’m not looking for marriage, and most women my age are divorced or widowed.

      Source: CCMatrix

2118. 所有的鸡都是从蛋里孵出来的，而所有的鸡蛋都是鸡生的。

      suǒ​yǒu de jī dōu shì cóng dàn li fū chū lái de, ér suǒ​yǒu de jī​dàn dōu shì jī shēng de.

      All chickens hatch from eggs, and all eggs are laid by chickens.

      Source: CCMatrix

2119. 为了生计而在世界各地航行听起来像是一项梦想的工作。

      wèi​le shēng​jì ér zài shì​jiè​gè​dì háng​xíng tīng qi​lai xiàng shì yī xiàng mèng​xiǎng de gōng​zuò.

      Sailing around the world for a living sounds like a dream job.

      Source: CCMatrix

2120. 不幸的是，我想做的和我应该做的是两件非常不同的事情。

      bù​xìng de shì, wǒ xiǎng zuò de hé wǒ yīng​gāi zuò de shì liǎng jiàn fēi​cháng bù​tóng de shì​qing.

      Unfortunately, what I should do and what I want to do are two very different things.

      Source: CCMatrix