Breaking it off: Threaten to break off negotiations as a last resort.

不予合作：不得已时，以停止谈判来要挟。

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With food low and kit breaking, we had to increasingly live off our wits to survive. It became the part of the expedition that was the most memorable.

食物很少，装备也有损坏，我们越来越需要依靠自己的智慧来求生，这一部分旅程也成为整个探险中最值得回忆的。

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Intestines that lives off the food we eat. In return, it helps us digest certain foods by breaking them down into sugars and vitamins.

呃，比如说，我们的肠道里有一种叫做thetaiotamicron的杆类菌，专靠我们摄入的食物为生，之后再通过将食物分解为糖和维生素反过来帮助人体消化。

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The IRA announced on Tuesday it was breaking off contact with the body supervising arms decommissioning and withdrawing offers it had made on the weapons issue.

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Target, which said all of its factories have been audited in the past 12 months, didn't disclose the reason it was breaking off relations.

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General rules when it comes to breaking bad news: Don't put it off, don't pass it off to someone else and don't let your emotions get the better of you.

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