They were difficult to use and took a lot of space in a library.

它们难以使用，还占用了图书馆很大的空间。

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Even small aircraft occupy a lot of space.

即便小飞机也占很多空间。

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They are very skinny, but they're taller, so you still have a lot of space.

虽然他们很瘦，但他们更高，所以你仍然有很多空间。

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He says a lot of it can be avoided just by choosing the right plant for the right space.

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This is a problem when you consider that books in the days were not likely to be codices as they are today, but scrolls that took up quite a lot of space.

这里有点奇怪,因为考虑到那个时期的书本,和现在我们看到的抄本不同,是比较占地方的卷轴

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They are very skinny, but they're taller, so you still have a lot of space.

他们很窄，但它们比较高，所以你还是有很多空间。

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The city's geography squished between mountains and sea means there isn't a lot of space to grow.

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But a lot of space is occupied by a massive fan that the supersonic chip needs to keep cool.

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