Old-fashioned phones matter when wireless networks break down in disasters.

当无线网络在灾难中发生故障时，老式手机显得至关重要。

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As they watch boys man checkpoints (" our future police force ") they shout and break down in tears.

当他们看到孩子们被派驻检查关卡(“我们未来的警察机关”)，他们一边高喊一边嚎啕大哭。

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The new country could break down in civil conflict along the unsettled northern border or within itself.

不稳定的北部边界地区或国内的冲突有可能使新国家瓦解。

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He says the war-time unit helped break down racial barriers in the United States.

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Eighty percent of atoms that are set up like that break down in the next 24 hours; 20 percent of them don't.

我们设定未来二十四小时中,有百分之八十的原子会分裂,另外百分之二十的原子不会

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If we take hydrogen peroxide in the liquid state, it can break down to form water and oxygen.

如果我们有一些液态的过氧化氢，它会分解成水和氧气。

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And the repair may eventually break down in as much as 60% of patients.

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In fact, the break down in the latest austerity drive works to their benefit.

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Since the ordeal began, says Mr. Rios, he has seen friends break down in tears.

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