First, it must be broken-in to be an effective tool for catching balls.

首先，它必须是一个有效的工具，用来捕获球。

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The bridge is broken in the middle, he answered.

桥中间断了，他回答。

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Burglars had broken in while we were away.

我们不在家时，窃贼闯进屋里了。

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"Most of the kids that come in here are at-risk,gang violence, come from broken homes, no mother,no father,uneducated."

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Well, the initially tempting thing to say is not only aren't you broken, but you're actually engaged in P-functioning.

首先要说的会是,不仅你没有被破坏，还有确实,拥有人格功能性。

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Well, presumably because whatever cognitive structures it takes in your brain to underwrite the ability to P-function, those cognitive structures have been broken, so they no longer work.

大概是因为,无论你大脑中的什么认知结构,使得人格功能性成为可能，这种认知结构都被破坏了，它们不再继续工作。

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But Britain isn't broken - even in the most deprived communities you see hundreds of dedicated volunteers working hard to give people a better chance in life.

BBC: Tory vow to fix 'broken Britain'

Similarly, cells in Europe have been broken up -- especially in Belgium, Germany, Spain and Denmark.

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In his 37-year career, General Austin has continually broken barriers for African-Americans in the U.S. Army.

WHITEHOUSE: Lloyd Austin to Lead U.S. Central Command