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Skeptics notwithstanding, the Beatles could well be on to something fruitful again, which may find expression in who knows what strange new musical forms.
尽管还有人对此表示怀疑，但是披头士终于又可以再次进行大量的创作了，可能又会发现新奇的音乐表现方式。
Of course, the females may be on to the trick. And rather than being fooled about size, a female may be selecting a male based on how clever he is to make himself look so swell.
当然啦，雌鸟们很可能早就识破了这个小把戏~它们会仔细斟酌对方是如何让自己看起来如此高大，如此神气活现的，而不是被其伟岸的形象所迷惑，这可不失为一个择偶妙招哦^_^
He had a deadpan humor and this sense of himself that seemed to say, ‘Yes, I am fully aware that I might be mad, but I also might be on to something.’
他有一种不动声色的幽默，他自己那种感觉好像在说，‘是啊，我完全知道我可能疯了，但是我也可能会做出什么大事。’

Such appointments are permanent. Those hired with the understanding they will seek tenure are said to be "on the tenure track."
Everyone wants to be on top like with all of these high vendors, you know, very flashy names, pricey stuff,
每个人都想成为高级供应商的首选，华丽的品牌，昂贵的物品，
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It could be, preconditions I want to have on input It could be, explanations of specific things you're doing.
也可以是我对输入的预期是什么,也可以是，对代码,正在进行的特定操作的解释。
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But DeWitt, who cut his teeth at Cisco and Sun, may be on to something.
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