When this happens, one plate moves past the other, suddenly causing the Earth's surface to split.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

Well, duh! That's like asking, when I've eaten up all the food on my plate, is there any food left on my plate?

好的,这就像是在问,我把盘子里的东西吃光了,盘子里是否还有东西

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That's shown in this diagram as little colonies of bacteria that are growing on a plate.

图示上显示的是生长在培养基上的,一些菌落

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Here's your veggie plate, Stephenie.

VOA: standard.other

I look at the plate on my kitchen table, it's not perfectly round, it's got imperfections; but suddenly I start thinking about circles, perfectly round objects.

我看着我餐桌上的盘子,它不是正圆的,它不完美,但是我马上就可以想到圆圈,正圆的东西

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Well, one way to understand what's good to eat for you is first to know a little bit about what you're eating, and that's where that daily plate exercise came into play.

要想了解吃什么好,方法之一是,首先了解一下你吃的是什么,在这里日常饮食规则将发挥作用

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