First, as they grow taller, big trees become thicker and less flexible: when winds blow across the surrounding cleared land, there is nothing to stop their acceleration.

首先，随着大树长高，它们变得越来越粗、越来越不灵活：当风吹过周围的空地时，没有什么可以阻挡它们加速。

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The loss of the first game was a cruel blow for them.

第一场比赛的失败对他们来说是一个残酷的打击。

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It was all well and good to let them strike the first blow, but if they hit us hard below the belt, we should take an ax and cut their hands off.

让他们先下手为强也就罢了，但如果他们暗中狠狠地打击我们的要害，我们就应该拿起一把斧头砍断他们的手。

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The first blow landed on the evening of February 8, when R&B star Rihanna cancelled her performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony.

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He doesn't at first hear the horn fail to blow, and then later, when a truck pulls up behind him, he fails to hear a horn that does blow: He was looking at the sign, and he didn't hear the horn.

在一开始,是他没有注意到这点，到后来卡车停在身后时，他连响的喇叭都听不到了：,“他看着那个标牌，以至于没听到喇叭声。

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But Fulham suffered a bigger blow in first-half injury time when Koncheskey was sent off for raising his hands to Fagan as they tussled on the flank.

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Scotland struck the first blow in the 16th minute after Contepomi dragged his first penalty attempt wide.

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Ian Poulter's hopes of a first major win suffered a blow though after his first over-par round of the tournament.

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