That becomes old, very elegant.

那种老，很优雅。

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An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn that it eventually is not worth mending.

相比之下，一块旧手表磨损太厉害了，最后也没必要修理了。

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It is not until the tree is 20 to 25 years old that it becomes a real adult.

树长到20至25岁才会真正成年。

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But when Mercedes-Benz has one of its biggest recalls ever in 2005, and former bargain-basement-brand Hyundai continues its steady climb up quality surveys, it becomes clear that the old prejudices are just that -- old.

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This is the idea that when the universe becomes very old and rarefied, the particles within it lose their mass.

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