Someone who can cut a dash on the dance-floor has always been seen as a good catch, but scientists have now explained why.

一直以来，人们认为能在舞池里大出风头的人更受异性的青睐，近日科学家们对这一现象做出了解释。

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MOST British prime ministers end up trying to cut a dash on the world stage, even if at the outset they forswear such vanities.

大多数英国首相最终总是想要在国际舞台上大出风头，尽管最初上台时他们都发誓说绝不如此。

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Thousands of people dressed as Santa Claus took part in the English city of Liverpool's annual "Santa Dash" on December 3, setting a new world record in the process, organisers of the event said.

12月3日，一年一度的“圣诞老人街头长跑”活动在英国的利物浦举行。据活动主办方介绍，数千名装扮成圣诞老人的志愿者参加了长跑，参赛人数创下最新世界纪录。

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GCC -o So, on the one hand, I've run this command here, GCC dash O and this projector I'm highlighting things all day long on the screen here and you're not seeing any of it unfortunately it seems on this projector.

我在这运行了一条命令,这台投影仪我一天到晚的开着,一再强调屏幕上的东西，不幸地，你们却,在投影仪上没有看到它。

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And we're going to blitz through it like the hundred yard dash, and that means we can't stop and linger in too much detail on different topics.

而我们要像百米冲刺一样迅速过一遍,这也就是说,在很多问题上,我们不能过细地追究和逗留

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