Only half of the spacecraft's six science instruments are still in working order.

宇宙飞船的6种科学仪器中，只有一半还能正常运转。

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CDSs are not weapons of mass destruction but instruments of providing discipline and order.

CDS不是大规模杀伤性金融武器，而是提供纪律和秩序的工具。

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The images gave the Rosetta team a chance to calibrate its instruments on a real space object to make sure everything was in working order.

这张照片让罗塞塔团队有机会根据真正的太空物体校准仪器，并保障一切工作无误。

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Partner Hugh McFarland, a guitar repairman, designed a model that borrowed elements from classic basses--and drew a cease-and-desist order from Fender Musical Instruments for trademark infringement.

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The final version also won't require a tethered computer, though you'll be able to hook it up to one, in order to further customize the instruments.

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Launched by BBK spin-off Vivo in Beijing just now, this 5.7-inch Xplay takes one step further from its smaller X1 and X1S cousins by packing one extra audio chip, the OPA2604 op amp from Texas Instruments, in order to add extra oomph to Cirrus Logic's CS4398 DAC and CS8422 stereo asynchronous sample-rate converter -- both of which are featured on the X1 series.

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