1. Given the government’s record on unemployment (鉴于政府在失业问题上的记录), their chances of winning the election look poor. * q2 Y& Q- m1 `3 r" b) q
% N' h z* I" b0 g7 F3 m 2. Given children’s helplessness and defenselessness (鉴于儿童不能自立,不能自卫), adults are responsible for granting them special protection.
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. Y3 B2 Y7 u" l) o8 l 3. Given good weather (如果天气好的话), our ship will reach Yantai tomorrow morning. 考试用书
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8 _6 a2 M. D4 }( l- g 4. Given poor immunity (鉴于免疫力弱), children and old people are advised not to stay in an air-conditioned room for too long.
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+ L+ u% T/ @* G% z6 i$ E7 T 5. Given that feminists have been fighting for gender/sexual equality for years (鉴于女权主义者已为男女平等斗争了多年), it is not surprising to find such new words as chairperson and Ms. in widespread use.
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6. Given one more chance to go to college (如果再给我一次读大学的机会), I would choose to study engineering rather than mathematics. |