So you can think of a new line as being rolling the paper up so you're on a new line but a carriage return moves the cursor or moves that writing head all the way back to the left.

你们可以把换行想象成翻纸,把回车当做是将光标,移动到最左边。

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You can deduce it because the carriage is moving the other way.

你能推出这个结果因为车厢在朝反方向运动

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