Cornell University researchers discovered that people poured up to 30 percent more into short, wide glasses than into tall, slender ones.

康奈尔大学的研究员发现，人们往又矮又宽的酒杯里倒酒时会倒得多一些，最多可以比往高细酒杯里倒酒时多倒30%。

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The report by the business intelligence company Retail Active said people given a short wide glass poured over 80% more than those given a tall slender one – even though both held the same volume.

商务智能公司Retail Active的报告称，人们往矮脚杯里倒的酒比容量相同的高脚杯多80%。

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Some of the tweets read like short stories with pain, guilt, shame and regret poured out 140 characters at a time.

其中一些推文读起来就像短篇故事，仿佛痛苦、内疚、羞耻和悔恨同时从那140个字符中倾泻而出。

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When Typhoon Ketsana hit Manila this year, the crowded city's planners were stunned at the amount of rain that poured down in a short time.

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