Soon after he had finished his work he sank into a chair by the side of the table upon which the body lay.

VOA: special.2011.02.26

And after the periodic table was developed in the late 1800's, people didn't understand this quite as well, they took things a little more literally.

在十九世纪后期元素周期表经过发展之后，人们还没有很好地意识到这一点，他们的认识还有些粗浅。

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After a moment, Madame Vulpes' hand began to shake so hard the table move.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

Ryan says Republicans will release their own alternative proposals after they see what Democrats bring to the table.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24