That’s why petite people can learn to break boards and bricks with their hands: it doesn’t take calluses or brute strength, just the ability to generate a focused thrust with speed.

这就是为什么即使是个头娇小的人也可以用手打碎木板和砖块了：它用的不是硬拳头或蛮力，而是用速度在那一瞬间使出的集中一击的能力。

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That's why petite people can learn to break boards and bricks with their hands: it doesn't take calluses or brute strength, just the ability to generate a focused thrust with speed.

这就是为什么即使是个头娇小的人也可以用手打碎木板和砖块了：它用的不是硬拳头或蛮力，而是用速度在那一瞬间使出的集中一击的能力。

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Etymologically some sources at least believe that the word brick is related to the word break and that originally bricks were not whole units but broken pieces.

至少从词源学上的信息我们相信，brick这个词和词汇break相关，最初砖块的概念不是整体而是碎片。

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In a primary school near a huge slum in Dhaka, pupils aged between six and 10 include the children of rickshaw drivers and women who break bricks for a living.

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