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temporal：当时的, 暂时的, 现世的
Although spiritual leader of millions of people, the Pope has no temporal power.
教宗虽然是亿万人的精神领袖，但没有丝毫的世俗权力。
nib：鹅管笔的尖端, 钢笔尖
considerable：worthy of consideration; significant 重要的值得考虑的；有重大意义的
The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
那项工程耗费了相当多的时间和资金。
Damage to the building was considerable.
对这栋建筑物的损坏相当的严重。
Midland Bank：米特兰银行
the fiddled：不重要的事
substantive：实质的，实在的
substantive issues/matters
实质性问题
The report concluded that no substantive changes were necessary.
报告的结论是，无须作任何重大变更。
