They discussed important issues in imitation of their elders.

他们模仿长辈的口气讨论重大问题。

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When two people are keen to agree with each other, they would likely, though unconsciously, adopt the same posture as if in imitation of each other.

当两个人急于达成一致意见时，他们可能会无意识地采取相同的姿势，好像在模仿对方。

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So admired were these pieces that they encouraged the development of earthenware made in imitation of porcelain and instigated research into the method of their manufacture.

这些瓷器如此受人称赞，以至于鼓励了仿瓷陶器的发展，鼓励了其制造方法的研究。

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But the introduction, "You shall be holy for I the Lord your God am holy"--being holy in imitation of God is emphasized repeatedly as the purpose of the laws in the Holiness Code especially.

你们要圣洁，因为我耶和华你们的神是圣洁的“,这一引言就是教导人们要效仿上帝保持圣洁,作为法律的目的它被反复强调，特别是在圣洁法典里。

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As God is to humanity, humans in imitation of God are towards their domesticated animals."

正如上帝对人类所做的那样，人类模仿上帝，体现在他们对待家禽的态度上，“

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The Bank of Japan was established in imitation of the Bank of England in 1882.

日本银行是1882年成立的,是对英格兰银行的效仿。

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Rabid hockey fans, they grew beards in imitation of their countrymen who play in the National Hockey League.

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"Most weekends, it's like, zzzzz, " he said, cocking his head to the side and closing his eyes in imitation of sleep.

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In the mid-19th century beards were grown by just about every man in Britain in imitation of veterans, excused from shaving during bitter winters outside Sebastopol.

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