There can be no east wind in the dead of winter.

隆冬之时，怎得东南风乎？

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The flowing river showed minor ripples in the reflection, even though the wind was dead calm.

即使在那风平浪静的环境里，流淌的河流中，也会泛起了柔和的涟漪。

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The omnidirectional windlass mill can utilize the wind energy of tail wind, side wind and even dead wind simply and effectively.

本实用新型能简单而且有效利用顺风、侧风甚至逆风的风能。

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What's the point of all of this study, all of this work, ?" all of this self-denial if I could just wind up" ? - this is a good question -- if I could just wind up dead tomorrow?

要是我就要死了，这所有的学习，努力，自我克制还都有什么意义“,-这是个好问题--要是我明天就死了呢？

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They backed a yachting syndicate that competed in the America's Cup. (Their vessel, equipped with such Loomis-inspired gadgets as a custom-designed wind tracker, came in dead last.) They acquired most of Hilton Head Island, S.C. for use as their private playground.

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Jones later sent a clearance over the dead-ball line as he sought to take advantage of the wind at his back.

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