respecting different approaches to the past is a hallmark of a free plural society just as forcibly rewriting it is a hallmark of totalitarianism.
尊重对于历史的不同解读是一个自由多元社会的标志之一,而强行重写它则是极权主义的标志。
various items are renamed between singular and plural versions depending on their usage and context.
根据上下文,各种条目会被重命名为单数或复数形式。
but at bottom it is a vision of the state: more locally accountable, more plural in its provision of services and, yes, increasingly giving way to a more active voluntary sector.
但是说到底它是对这个国家的设想:地方更能被信任,提供的服务手段更多样还有,是的,不断让路于一个更加积极的自愿的部门。
it「s the plural for heaven, so the heavens or the heavenly places is this greek word.
这里用的是复数,天国和神圣之地是同一个希腊词。
we usually make 」origins「 plural just to indicate that we don」t necessarily claim there was just a single origin, but just an origin that didn't happen to get blasted by giant [asteroid] impacts.
我们通常把「起源」这个词用复数形式表示,就是为了表明我们认为并不是只有一个起源,不过的确有一个起源碰巧并不是小行星撞击地球引起爆炸而来的。
any term in thesingular applies to the plural and vice-versa.
一切以单数形式出现的词语同样适用于复数,反之亦然。
table names should use the plural form.
表的名称应该使用复数格式。
a plural linguistic space allows the wealth of diversity to put in common. it accelerates the exchange of knowledge and experience.
语言多元化的环境让人们共享多样化的财富,促进知识与经验的交流。
write in the third person (「the aquifer covers 1000 square kilometers」) or the first person plural (「we see from this equation that acceleration is proportional to force」).
用第三人称写( 「含水层涵盖1000平方公里」 ) ,或第一人称复数( 「从这个等式我们看到,加速度与力成正比」 ) 。