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Washington, a state in the United States, was named in honour of one of the greatest American presidents.

华盛顿，美国的一个州，是以美国最伟大的总统命名的。

The beautiful Huanpu River outside, now just flows across our windows of this hotel, was also named in honour of him.

此刻正从我们酒店窗外静静流过的美丽的黄浦江，也是以他的名字命名的。

I gave him a special present in honour of him.

我给了他一件特殊的礼物，为向他表示敬意

But the most solemn celebration in honour of this saint was always that of his Nativity , preceded until recently by a fast.

但是，庆祝这位圣人的大多数隆重节日都是在他的生辰，直到最近，这个节日之前仍要禁食。

THE more enthusiastic are calling it a "hibiscus revolution" , in honour of both Malaysia's national flower and the Arab awakening.

对改革更加热情的人称之为“朱槿花革命”，一是为了向马来西亚国花表示敬意，二是为了向阿拉伯觉醒致敬。

In May 1908 she organized church services in honour of her mother in Grafton, W. Virginia, and in Philadelphia where the family had lived.

1908年5月，她在西弗吉尼亚州的格拉夫顿及全家住过的费城为母亲举行了教堂纪念仪式。

The emperor Xiaowen is said to have ordered the construction of a temple, deep in a mountain forest, in honour of a wandering Indian monk.

据说为了纪念一位印度游僧，孝文帝下令在深山茂林中修建一座寺庙。

On Tuesday the former supermodel-turned-pop singer was in Venice with her family for a concert in honour of her late father.

周二，这位超模出身的前流行歌手偕同家人来到威尼斯，出席纪念其先父的一场音乐会。

His parents felt it a great honour to be asked to speak at the meeting held in honour of the school's birthday.

要求他的父母亲在校庆会上发言，父母为此深感荣幸。

and then retired to my own room, and there spent in solitude the greatest part of the half-holiday granted in honour of the occasion.

随后我回到了自己的房间，在孤寂中度过了为庆祝这一时刻而放的半假日的绝大部分时间。

Named by Queen Victoria in honour of her late husband, the V&A now houses 3000 years worth of art and design from all over the world.

维多利亚女王为了纪念她已故的丈夫而命名，维艾博物馆现在拥有来自世界各地设计的3000多年的艺术和设计品。

It was such a serious battle that all the soldiers bit the dust. The natives dedicated a monument in honour of them.

战斗进行得异常激烈，全体战士全部阵亡。当地人们为纪念他们，建了一座纪念碑。

The best known of all these is the beautiful Taj Mahal, a tomb built by an emperor in honour of his beloved wife.

这其中最著名的就是美丽的泰姬陵，那是一位皇帝为纪念他心爱的妻子而建造的陵墓。

56He sang this song in honour of the heroes who risked their lives to save the children.

他唱这首歌为了纪念牺牲他们的生命去救孩子们的英雄们。

Here, we review the work of Hebb and its lasting influence on neuroscience in honour of the 2004 centenary of his birth.

在这里，我们的审查工作赫布和持久的影响，神经科学在纪念2004年他的百年诞辰。

The admiral drained his cup in honour of the queen at a banquet given on her birthday.

那位海军上将在女王生日宴上为对女王表示敬意而干杯。

e. g. It is only a dance in honour of her birthday.

这只是纪念她生日的一个舞会。

The first was the lord mayor's banquet at Guildhall last Monday, in honour of his predecessor.

首先是市政厅举行的伦敦金融城市长宴会，向其前任致意。

In honour of your moving out of the twenties, we are giving you a marvelous birthday party .

为庆祝你跨越二十岁，我们准备了一个盛大的生日宴会。

This plant is formally known as Victoria amazonica: it was named in honour of the newly crowned Queen Victoria in 1837.

这种植物的正式名称是的维多利亚亚马逊王莲（Victoriaamazonica）：1837年为庆祝新加冕的维多利亚女王而命名。