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By Mandy Clark
Belfast
26 February 2008
 

Northern Ireland was once torn by centuries of sectarian violence, and even now after 10 years of relative peace, entrenched1 divisions2 remain. Protestants and Catholics rarely even play the same games, and even more rarely together. Still, the two sides have found a sporting middle ground -- on ice. VOA's Mandy Clark reports from Belfast.
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1 entrenched MtGzk8     
adj.确立的，不容易改的(风俗习惯)
参考例句：
  • Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
  • If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地，我们就消灭他们。
2 divisions 6c12702ef4e1668d098c372fc75148ae     
n.分开( division的名词复数 )；分界线；分歧；分离
参考例句：
  • The country's political divisions are deep-seated. 这个国家的政治分歧根深蒂固。
  • The country's political divisions are deep-seated. 这个国家的政治分歧根深蒂固。

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