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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Blow off the first week, and you're already 8 percent behind.

如果第一周就开了小差，你就会落后8%的内容了。

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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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