Jose pumped the brakes -- more and more until, finally, he was able to bring both cars to a complete stop at a bend in the skyway.

乔斯用力刹车，越刹越猛，两辆车终于在高速路的一处弯道口上完全停了下来。

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I never knew what it meant to not be able to get up, bend or pick up a small object until I injured my back a few months ago and I am only 25!

我从不知道这就意味着不再能够起床了，弯身或拾起一个小物件直到几个月前我损伤了我的背部才知道(而我只有25岁！)

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Although effort is required to bend a joint or flex a muscle, the body is able to recycle much of the energy expended through spring-like tendons and elegantly arranged muscles.

尽管需要花力气去弯曲关节或拉伸肌肉，但人体可以利用弹簧般的肌腱和分布优雅的肌肉来回收相当部分的能量。

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His right arm was crushed. Once set,he would never be able to bend his arm again.

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On top of all this they were able, in a different sort of test, to bend a piece of wire into a hook to retrieve a bucket containing a waxworm.

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