Before reaching an agreement, they had a heated discussion.

在达成共识之前，他们进行了热烈的讨论。

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They had a heated discussion at the meeting.

他们在会上进行了热烈的讨论。

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There has been a heated discussion about this picture in the news paper recently.

最近报纸上对这样图画的讨论有很多。

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There was a heated discussion during the debate on CNN.com's Political Ticker blog about a question from Rev.

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"The crew stated they were in a heated discussion over airline policy and they lost situational awareness, " the board said in a news release.

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" Cole was referring to NTSB's earlier statement that said, "The crew stated they were in a heated discussion over airline policy and they lost situational awareness.

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