These animals could at any time break free from their ropes.

这些动物可以在任何时候从捆住他们的绳索中挣脱出来。

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But at least they have started to break out of their old insularity.

但他们至少已经开始打破以前的保守状态了。

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It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.

很明显，大象在任何时候都可以挣脱绳索，但出于某种原因，它们没有这样做。

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