However,critics warn that without freedom of expression, reconciliation is doomed to failure.

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That is what makes metal so fascinating, because metallic bonding allows the atoms to glide over one another without resulting in catastrophic failure.

所以这就使得金属具有了特别的性质，因为金属键使得原子可以,在彼此之间流动,而不会千万灾难性的后果。

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This was a failure because people could not go near the tickle machine without convulsing in laughter.

这是一个失败的发明,因为人们还没靠近挠痒痒的机器,就已经被它的模样逗笑了

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