Drip, or "micro" irrigation, as the name suggests, is stingier with the water, delivering it to the roots of plants drop by drop.

滴灌，或者“微”灌溉，顾名思义，是更吝啬于水，把水一滴一滴地滴到植物的根部。

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And, softly dripping, drop by drop.

轻柔的水滴，一滴一滴，跌落。

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The water leaked from the tap drop by drop.

水一滴一滴地从龙头漏出来。

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So, it's a trivial matter, by looking at what is the weight and how far does it drop, to say OK, how much work is done by the paddle wheel.

好，让我们看看重物的质量,以及它下落的距离，就知道桨轮做了多少功。

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because there are a lot of stars that live around here that sometimes drop by.

因为这附近住着很多明星，他们有时候会路过。

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As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop that makes it run over.

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And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

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Drop by drop, our comprehension grows.

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