The boy who was bathing was carried down by the current; but quick as thought, he seized a projecting limb. And was saved.

正在河里游泳的小孩被急流冲走了，但他迅即抓住岸边的一根大树枝，保住了性命。

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Well what it meant was that beheading was thought of as a quick and noble way to die, if the machinery of justice had decided that you had to die.

其实，上面那则动议的意思是：如果司法机构对某人判处死刑，那么对于此人而言，斩首就被认为是一种痛快、而且高贵的死法。

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That's not as extreme as it might sound, for "normal" operations with many applications are quite quick, while response to errors demands time-consuming human thought.

这并不是骇人听闻，对许多应用程序来说“正常”操作是相当快的，而对于错误的响应，人们需要花不少时间来思考。

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According to Hulu, the redesign was driven by the idea to bring quick access to what subscribers are trying to watch, as well as the thought of delivering an easier discovery experience which aims to help with finding new shows and making it easier to watch recent episodes of those that are already preferred.

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But 49% admitted not putting in as much revision as they thought they should, with 14% saying their revision consisted of a quick flick through their notes and hoping for the best.

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