After a good performance during Elizabethan England, actors were thrown money on the stage and they would kneel down to collect the money thus' breaking 'the line of the leg.

在伊丽莎白时代的英格兰，在一个好的表演之后，会有钱币掷上舞台，而演出者会跪下来收集这些钱，这样就用“断”一条腿来破除不吉。

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But by breaking it down line by line you can easily follow what's happening.

但通过将其逐行分解，可以容易地看懂所发生的操作。

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Breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and expelling of waste requires chemical processing, mechanical mixing and rhythmic muscle contractions that move everything on down the line.

分解食物、吸收营养，排出废物，则需化学反应，机械搅拌，肌肉韵动三方协作。

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Sylvain Distin and Phil Jagielka marshalled Everton's defensive unit superbly throughout, pressing and closing City's forwards, while Johnny Heitinga was effective in breaking down the supply line.

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Five years down the line you are going to get bones breaking or to put it simply you roll over in bed and break a hip.

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