"a dark horse" is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, even though the experts said he had little chance of winning.

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That year I won first prize in the spelling bee

那年，我在单词拼写比赛中得了第一名。

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Our team went to the games without much hope, but they surprised us and brought home the bacon& three first prizes and two second!

我们队去参加比赛时没抱多大成功的希望，不料大获全胜&荣获三个第一名，两个第二名。

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Now their business, Margarita's Cleaning Services, cleans 45 to 50 houses a month and has hired its first employee.

如今他们夫妻二人有了自己的小公司&玛格丽塔清洁服务公司（Margarita's Cleaning Services），每个月要打扫45至50套房子，他们还雇佣了自己的第一名员工。

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Instead, Yang Liu from Class 2 came first by two seconds.

相反，二班的杨柳以两秒的优势获得了第一名。

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First Place: Team MADnetwork, led by David Perez in Spain, won US$ 50,000 for the Building Automation Service application ( BAS).

第一名：MADnetwork团队，由西班牙的David Perez带领，他们实现的构建自动化服务（Building Automation Service，BAS）应用系统赢得了50000美元。

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His plunge won the race.

他的冲刺使他赢得了赛跑的第一名。

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He finished top in the exam.

他考试得了第一名。

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In turn, customers have responded by rating Informix as# 1 in customer satisfaction for several years.

反过来，几年以来客户都将Informix评价为客户满意度第一名。

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None of the candidates can say for sure that he can get No.1 before he takes the BEC Higher.

我想没有任何考生在考BEC高级前可以百分百肯定地说他可以考得第一名。

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She took the first place in the beauty contest.

她在选美比赛中得了第一名。

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To his mother's joy, he won the first prize.

使他母亲高兴的是他赢得了第一名。

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The animated musical from Walt Disney Co. DIS-0.21% was an unusual No.1.

这部华特-迪士尼公司（Walt Disney Co.）出品的动画音乐剧不同寻常地拿下了第一名的位置。

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For instance, 10,000 CD sales in Poland can make more money than being number one in Sweden.

例如在波兰卖出1万张CD，可能比瑞典的排行榜第一名赚得还多。

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He said he was going to try for first place next year.

他说他明年会争取夺得第一名。

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The latest UNCTAD report on World Investment Perceptions lists China in first place among the top15 investment locations.

联合国贸发会议（UNCTAD）关于世界投资认知度的最新报告将中国列为15个首选投资地的第一名。

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It is uncertain whether she will win first place.

她是否会取得第一名还不太清楚。

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Gu Li, another elite player from China, offered a reward of 100000 yuan ($ 14300) to the first human player to defeat Master.

另一名中国精英棋手古力则为第一名击败“Master”的人类棋手准备了10万人民币（约合14300美元）的奖金。

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He has climbed to the head of his class.

他的成绩上升到全班第一名。

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He is the first American player in the NBA of Chinese descent.

他是NBA史上第一名具有中国血统的美籍球员。

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She got first prize in the recitation contest.

她获得朗诵比赛第一名。

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