In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest.

18世纪，人们在秋天放飞风筝，对丰收表示感谢。

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We've come a long way since then, thanks largely to my growing confidence -- the other guys were already good.

在此之后我们取得了很大的进步，这主要是因为我的信心越来越足，而其他人本身就非常优秀。

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Thanks also to the players on Boat One who took great delight at launching ice cubes in our direction as we were interviewing Lucas. Fair play lads, you got us with a few good shots!

同样感谢还有一号船的球员，当我们正在采访卢卡斯，他们不断欢快用冰块朝我们这个方向扔，公平竞赛的小伙子们，你们只打中了几个。

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They said goodbye to the couple, and there were thanks and good wishes, and Bridey started to put away the computer.

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Even with the help of headphones it was hard to tell just how good the captures were thanks to the painfully noisy show floor.

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But it also found output and staffing were being maintained thanks to "very good" order intakes in prior quarters.

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