You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both cheeks.

当你被介绍给陌生人时，如果对方试图和你握手，你不会感到惊讶，但如果对方鞠躬、抚摸你或亲吻你的双颊，此时你可能会有点吃惊。

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When you're painting a card, you can use toothpicks to undo a wayward stroke, but no such tool exists for the wayward cut.

当你绘制卡片时，你可能会用牙签来修改自己画错的部分，但并不是什么时候都有合适的工具来帮你修复，尤其在切割卡片时！

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When you get into the maths, the increases at 20% above natural stroke rate are not statistically significant but the mean does rise.

如果你用数学分析，增加20%的划频导致的消耗增加在统计上并没有显著差异，但平均值上升了。

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But come on Commission bosses, recognise a stroke of good luck when you see it: draft Richard Corbett as your new representative in London.

ECONOMIST: European politics