They have to cut step in the ice as they climb.

他们往上爬时得在冰上凿出踏脚处。

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Because if b was odd, then b minus one is even which means on the next step, I can cut the problem in half again.

这意味着我在下一步里解决的问题,规模要小了一半，好，课堂材料的第三题。

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The first step is we had to be able to take this circular DNA and cut it to create a site for our new gene to be added.

第一步是切割环形DNA,以创造出一个整合新基因的位点

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The step cut the time required to disperse liquid crystal across a 30-inch screen from five days to five minutes.

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