The change is largely cosmetic, a matter of acceptable political rhetoric rather than social reality.

这一变化主要是表面文章，不过是受欢迎的政治性虚华词藻而非社会现实。

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As a matter of fact, change your attitude and you will change your world.

事实上，改变你的态度，你就能改变自己的世界。

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During a chemical change, one kind of matter changes into another completely different kind of matter.

在化学变化中，一种物质变成另一种完全不同的物质。

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You need a functional form that connects the value at one state of matter, the freezing point of water to another phase change, the boiling point of water.

你需要一个函数形式来,连接物质某个态对应的温度值，如水的冰点，和另一个相变,如水的沸点。

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This was partly a matter of generational change.

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Even if they make a clay model, as opposed to doing it, say, in virtual reality, they do it with electronics that can cut the clay in a matter of hours, and if they have a change, they can blend, electronically, the two designs and come up with an all-new one and have another clay model ready overnight.

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Snyder is casting the change as a matter of moving to a fairer, as well as a more pro-business tax policy.

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