Other birds flying in the upwash experience reduced drag, and spend less energy propelling themselves.

其他鸟类在上升流中飞行时受到的阻力减小了，它们在推动自身前进时消耗的能量也减少了。

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It should give us energy, not drag us down.

它应该给予我们能量，而不是拖垮我们。

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Hillenbrand barely had enough physical energy to drag herself out of writing.

希伦布兰德几乎没有足够的体力把自己从写作中抽出身来。

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But oil prices have to correct when economies slow down, or else high energy costs drag things down even further.

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And, similar to Dyson, Lugg is proposing to achieve these radical efficiencies by coordinating multiple engine systems (analogous to the acceleration, inducement and entrainment of the Air Multiplier) to create optimal conditions for each stage of flight and to use the excess energy the system produces to create a plasma field to reduce drag and eliminate sonic boom.

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It dilutes the talent and energy of those around you, reduces productivity, stifles innovation and creates drag on company resources.

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