Brazil's discovery of vast offshore oilfields, which are set to catapult it into the top ranks of the world's oil producers, are also of increasing interest to China.

大面积海上油田的发现，势必使巴西跻身全球最大产油国之列，也引起了中国越来越浓厚的兴趣。

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With a press of a button, the object is attached to your hand, but stays at that fixed distance, turning your hand into a catapult.

按下一个按钮，物体就被附着在了手里，但是它在固定的距离，把手变成一个弹射器。

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But Brazilian star pele in the early 1980s and Britain's David Beckham more recently failed to catapult soccer into the mainstream.

但是从早期上世纪80年代的巴西巨星贝利到近期英国的贝克·汉姆谁也没有成功将足球带入美国的主流社会当中。

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"Paleontologists are telling us every season they're coming with stones and bones that catapult us back into the nebulous past."

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It's been a massive goal of mine and it's an amazing catapult into the season for me.

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Despite less than gaudy stats, a Super Bowl victory would catapult Sanchez into Madison Avenue limelight.

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Meanwhile, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez reckons that City's huge injection of transfer funds could catapult them into Premier League champions this season.

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