I realized that the handrail would not come off, which meant we could no longer be able to replace the power supply and repair that instrument, which meant scientists could no longer look at the universe and find life on other planets.

我意识到，扶手不会脱落，这意味着我们再也无法更换电源供应和维修仪器，这意味着科学家们再也无法观察宇宙，在其他星球上寻找生命。

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The power supply on this instrument had failed, so it could no longer be used.

这个仪器的电源出故障了，不能再用了。

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It could no longer be said that the moon was perfect.

没人能再说月亮是完美无缺的了。

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Their animal could no longer be ridden.

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We could no longer be disappointed, because to be disappointed in something presupposes that it could've been some other way.

我们不会再感到失望，因为对某些事情失望就表明,事情可以是另一个样子。

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It could no longer be said that the moon was perfect.

没人能再说月亮是完美无缺的了。

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Decriminalization would reduce the bloated U.S. prison population since drug users could no longer be sent to jail.

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Certainly after 1951, whether you were a computer skeptic or a cheerleader, the technology could no longer be ignored.

CNN: Machines on a mission

Tests showed that after 14 days the virus could no longer be found in samples taken from their airways.

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