Small boats moved more quickly across the foreground than larger ones did that were closer to the horizon.

小船在近景中移动的速度比靠近地平线的大船要快。

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As Venus was closer to the Earth, its parallax angle would be larger, and Halley worked out that by using Venus it would be possible to measure the Suns distance to 1 part in 500.

由于金星离地球更近，所以它的视差角会更大。哈雷计算出，利用金星可以测量出太阳与地球之间的距离，误差为五百分之一。

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The larger the big corporations grow and the closer they become connected with the State bureaucracy, the fewer chances there are for the rise of new competitors.

企业成长得越大，他们与国家官僚的联系就越紧密，也就越不利于新的竞争对手的出现。

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The frames are closer together on the film and about a third larger than those found on today's reels.

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