They placed pairs of different colored buckets in front of sheep; with one containing food each time.

它们在绵羊面前依次放置成对的不同颜色的桶，每次有一个桶中盛有食物。

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The walls last a surprisingly long time, resisting the lapping tide with the help of energetic patching and fresh buckets of dry sand.

令人惊讶的是，这堵沙墙竟挺立了许久，由于大量修补、新置干沙，竟抵挡住千层浪的攻击。

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The buckets are defined using logarithmic time based on five buckets.

这些 buckets 使用基于 5 个 bucket 的对数时间定义。

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By segmenting the buckets by time of intended use, more risk-averse investors may feel more comfortable with a balanced portfolio.

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And then we have the third bucket that is the income-producing assets, which is designed to refill those buckets and replenish them over time, so that we are generating cash for those distributions from income, and not necessarily having to sell securities to generate that distribution cash.

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Of the three buckets, a service corps requires the most time and commitment.

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