These days, the cost of hardware, like CPU and memory, has gone down drastically. But still there is a limit, for example, to the amount of memory that is supported by the processor.

今时今日，如cpu、内存之类的硬件价格已经有了极大地下降，但是局限仍然存在，比如处理器能够支持的内存总容量。

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The named let cuts down considerably on the amount of typing and mistakes made when writing recursive functions.

在编写递归函数时，命名let能够相当程度地减少键盘输入以及出现错误的数量。

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The iris works just like the iris on a camera; if it's a bright day, and lots of light tries to enter the eye, then the iris will close down limiting the amount of light that can enter.

虹膜的工作机理如同照相机的光圈。天气晴朗时，虹膜将会变小以限制通光量。

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We transition to actually real world applications later on like a compression-- how do you take a huge amount of data ; and actually whittle it down into something more manageable; something that uses less of your disk space.

然后我们会讲生活中的应用程序,比方说压缩文件——,把大量的数据分解使其更易管理;,并占用尽量少的磁盘空间。

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I'm getting--we're all lowering-- all of our shares are going down by the same amount.

我们的分子都在降低,我们的股票都降低了相同数量

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Exacerbating the problem is that as home prices have decreased, many lenders have increased the down-payment amount required to obtain a mortgage loan.

FORBES: Down Payment on Home Out of Reach for Half of U.S., Poll Finds

Adjust the reserve to a more typical level--and thereby move the tangible book down by a like amount--and Citi doesn't look so cheap.

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That could mean losing her down payment - not a small amount of money.

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