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Language points
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1, It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.
It has been said that = it is said that据说
2, It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.
live by: to make enough money to feed oneself:依靠某种职业为生
live on 依靠某种食物维持生命,或靠某人生活
3,In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.
in the light of= according to, taking into account 根据,考虑到
in accordance with: 依据(法律) (更加正式) |
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