A new plant will spring up wherever a seed falls on a suitable soil surface, but because they do not build big bodies, they cannot compete with other plants for space, water, or sunlight.

当种子落在合适的土壤表面时，一株新的植物就会在那里生长，但由于它们体型不大，它们无法与其他植物竞争空间、水分或阳光。

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The remaining 10 nuclear power plants will be shut down by 2021 on principle. But 3 of them may remain operation for another “extended year” when the new energy cannot meet the electricity demand.

德国其余的10座核电站原则上都将于2021年前关闭，但其中3座核电站可能将在新能源无法满足用电需求的情况下“超期服役”一年。

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But most plants and land animals cannot live on the ice. It is too cold.

由于冰太冷，大多数植物和陆地动物都不能在冰上生活。

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But for the most part, large power plants cannot shutdown for just one hour as there are thermal and mechanical concerns that put the plant at risk of being damaged for doing so.

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They cannot compete against plants with leaves, but if a piece of land is cleared by, say, a volcanic eruption, they are often the first things to set up shop there.

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