The things people make, and the way they make them, determine how cities grow and decline, and influence how empires rise and fall.

人们制造的东西及其制造方式决定了城市的兴衰，也影响着帝国的隆替。

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They had to fall a long way.

他们不得不跌了很长一段路。

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The sea may rise or the land may fall; either way the sand dunes will be gone in a short time.

海平面可能会升高，或者陆地可能会下降；不论发生哪种情况，沙丘都将很快消失。

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Home prices in western states have fallen a long way and have continued to fall.

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So, as these products form, they continue to fall out of the way and keep this interface open.

因此随着产物的生成,金属钛会下沉，使得界面仍然保持开放。

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He would fall over the bridge onto the track right in the way of the trolley car.

他就会摔下桥,正好摔在电车轨道上挡住电车。

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But these early stage stage studies fall way short of definitive evidence.

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But we let our system -- a system designed for a different era -- fall way behind the curve of risk and innovation in this market.

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However, handsets from the likes of Apple, Samsung and HTC has seen the Blackberry fall way behind - blamed in part on its poor support for many of the most popular apps.

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