But as I contemplate the long slow fall of a stone through deep water, I am gaining some perspective.

但当我像块儿石头一样，慢慢地下落到深水中时，我领悟到一些东西。

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With the Japanese officialdom setting aside larger amounts to prevent the yen from strengthening too quickly it will be a slow fall to110.00.

日本官员留出更大的金额阻止严加强得太迅速，这将是110。00的慢的下降。

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The stock market crash marked the beginning of the Great Depression -- a long,slow,painful fall to the worst economic crisis in American history.

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The slow movement made Paul fall asleep.

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Maybe the directors believed this could recharge things after a slow fall from 811 in 2004.

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Satellite and space expert Dr Stuart Eves stressed the large uncertainties involved in tracking the "decay" of satellite orbits (their slow fall back into the Earth's atmosphere).

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More likely is a slow steady fall with bumps along the way as favorable or unfavorable events materialize.

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