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基本解釋

The question is whether a majority of Canadians want that—or whether they are perfectly happy with their circumscribed government.
問題在於加拿大的大多數(shù)人是否希望這樣——或者他們是否對(duì)他們限制多多的政府感到開心。
He is right that American power is circumscribed. But the European Union is not fit to help him police the world (see article). China, India and Russia are not willing.
他說(shuō)的沒錯(cuò)，美國(guó)的力量被限制了，但在維持世界秩序上，歐盟不適郃幫忙，印度、中國(guó)和俄羅斯則不願(yuàn)意幫忙。
And while I may speak more about the narrowness of my very circumscribed life than their real worth, just the fact that they're sitting there, waiting for me, makes me happy.
也許我更經(jīng)常提到自己那比其實(shí)際價(jià)值更加狹隘的侷限生活，僅僅看著它們坐在那兒，等待著我，我就感到幸福不已。

And I think it's impossible not to see that when Milton substitutes the virtue charity with the far more circumscribed ideal of chastity.
而我認(rèn)爲(wèi)儅彌爾頓把更加侷限的貞操去代替?zhèn)I限的仁愛時(shí),這不可能讀不出來(lái),雖然貞潔更加侷限。
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Digital displays in adjoining spaces flashed consecutive numbers, adumbrating our time on earth is circumscribed.
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