But step outside the meat-locker air-conditioning for a moment, and you might encounter a toothless peasant in a coolie hat carrying handmade baskets of fresh lychees balanced on a bamboo pole.

但是走出凉快的空调间一会，你就可能遇到一个牙齿掉光的农民戴着苦力帽，用竹制扁担挑着几个手工制作的篮子。 篮子里装满了新鲜荔枝。

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Organizers said Thursday's championships marked a major step forward for sport pole dancing.

组织者们成星期四德冠军赛是竞技钢管舞迈出的一个大步。

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Kuo discovered that compasses do not point true north but to the magnetic North Pole. This was a decisive step to make them useful for navigation.

沈括发现，指南针并不是真正的指向北方，而是指向地磁的北极，这对指南针用于导航走出了决定性的一步。

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At night the temperatures drop quickly and yesterday we were not 100% happy in the second session, but I think we made a big step today, which allowed us to fight for the pole.

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Every step of her own maturation -- from the time she danced with a pole at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, to her drastic haircut in 2012 -- has made headlines.

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