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As a city known for entertainment and sports, these seemed to be just the right icons.
作为一个知名的娱乐和体育城市，这似乎正是它恰当的肖像。
Scientists have known for some time that the bone-building osteoblasts have insulin receptors, although the effect of insulin on these cells was not well understood.
尽管胰岛素对于这些细胞的影响还没有被很清楚的了解，但科学家知道成骨细胞中存在胰岛素受体却已经是事实了。
He's one of the most famous scholars ever but he's not known for any single discovery.
他也是史上最著名的学者之一,但他不是因为某一项发现而名扬四海。

He often commented on the fact that he was best known for a part he played for only three years.
he's well known for his account of phallic symbols, arguing certain architectural monuments are subconsciously developed as penile representations.
他因对性器表征的解释而为人熟知，他认为某些建筑纪念碑,是潜意识中阴茎表征的展现。
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So you know, that's not a class that MIT is... subject MIT is typically known for, but we have everything, so...
你知道，麻省理工学院没有什么特别出名的课程，但是我们的课程涵盖一切领域。所以……
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But in person, Gorka can be quite shy, even around people he's known for a while.
NPR: John Gorka: Building A Bridge Of Folk Music