As a means of transportation, the river carried various vessels up and down its length.

作为一种运输工具，这条河上下运载着各种各样的船只。

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A train is a means of transportation.

火车是一种交通工具。

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Then it's really no more than a means of transportation, it too loses its luster.

然后它就仅仅是一个名符其实的交通工具，失去了它的光彩。

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While the SUV has replaced the camel as a means of transportation in the modern Emirates, it's clear the animal retains an important place in the nation's heart.

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This luxury hotel on wheels--more of a destination unto itself than a means of transportation--shuttles in vintage style between Singapore and Chiang Mai, as well as points in between.

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GM's vice president for research and development, Lawrence Burns, says consumers have to start thinking of their car as a power-supplying appliance as well as a means of transportation. (A hybrid car, for example, might be an alternative to an emergency generator during an ice storm.) Meanwhile, GM is endorsing Huber's thinking with plans to introduce plug-in versions of the Chevrolet Volt and a Saturn vue crossover by 2010.

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