Can a rose bloom in the desert?

玫瑰能在沙漠中开花吗？

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When diagrammed inside a circle, these thirty-two points of the compass perfectly resembled a traditional thirty-two petal rose bloom.

罗盘图上有个圆圈，圈上有三十二个点，酷似玫瑰花的三十二片花瓣。

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But in the middle of the garden stood a Rose-tree in bloom, under which sat a Snail, whose shell contained a great deal-that is, himself.

但园子的最中间长着一株开满花的玫瑰，花下坐着一只蜗牛，壳里只装得下他自己。

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"I think the bloom is off the rose but I don't think they quite knew who else it could be, or how to make it be someone else or facilitate a free and fair election.

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Yes, it sold vast numbers of devices but the bloom was off the rose.

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See the Casey Institute's Security Forum entitled The Bloom Comes Off the Rose of 'China, Inc.

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You know, obviously, the bloom is off the rose of the Bush administration.

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