That was good for about 10 seconds before it snapped out of that cheap little staple they put it in there with.

它可以坚持用10分钟,之后就会从那个廉价订书钉里掉出来。

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He would have snapped across his shins, greaves, sort of like the shin guards that a catcher in baseball wears, also made of bronze.

士兵可能会胫骨骨折,所以还配有护胫甲,这有点像棒球接球手所穿戴的胫部的防具,同样的,护胫甲也是铜质的

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You can see that if a was equal to g, your downward acceleration is that of gravity, namely the cable has snapped in the elevator, Then you don't feel any weight.

你会发现如果 a 等于 g,你下降的加速度就是重力加速度,也就是电梯的绳索断了,那时你会完全失重

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