A massive oak claims its ground for 200 years or more, outcompeting all other would-be canopy trees by casting a dense shade and drawing up any free water in the soil.

200年或更久的时间里，一棵巨大的橡树占据了它的土地，投下浓密的树荫，吸收土壤中所有自由水分，打败了所有其他可能成为树冠的树木。

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With the Olympic Games drawing near, I feel more and more nervous, but I'm doing everything I can to relax and to focus on my game.

随着奥运会的临近，我感到越来越紧张，但我正尽我所能去放松，并专注于自己的比赛。

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A decent drawing program and a word processor are more than sufficient for our purposes.

对于我们的目的，相当好的绘图程序和字处理器就已足够。

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"The reason the unemployment rate rocketed it up, is because the improving employment conditions are drawing more and more job applicants into the labor force,"

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Paint Shop Pro: The latest version of this popular program features several first-rate painting and drawing tools, and it supports more than 30 image formats, including Photoshop's .psd.

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Universities hope that vast investments will help them attract the best staff and students, draw in research grants and donations, and ultimately boost their ranking in league tables, drawing in yet more talent and money.

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Peer-to-peer lending sites are drawing more borrowers and lenders who prefer to make their deals directly with each other.

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