When he came back he was quite sharp after he had a little dip.

当他回来时，他在稍微适应了一段时间后，表现很好。

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I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder.

我注意到一些小动作，脑袋向下的一沉、肩膀的一抽动。

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It was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm, like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl, letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals.

让我感到温暖的是她为我做的那些小事，比如让我把手伸进糖碗里，让我喝她杯子里的咖啡，或者让我在吃饭时坐在桌子上。

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"With the American economy taking a dip, obviously the entire world suffers a little bit.

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He feels that he had a little dip physically, but he's working very hard in training to come back.

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We had been ripe for a pull in for the last few weeks after a steep uptrend into the meat of earnings season, and the combination of factors were a nice excuse to take us for a little dip.

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And so my therapist, you know, psychologist was taking me around, trying to just, you know, dip me in a little bit to let me know, you know, this is the business here that you've been in all your life.

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