The plane had ploughed a path through a patch of forest before coming to rest in a field.

该飞机从一小块森林中间犁出一条小径，而后停在一片旷野上。

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I've come to this patch of fire-seared grass because in its own way this wildflower field is another item of human construction, as I can explain in a moment.

我来到这片被火烧焦的草地，因为这片开着野花的草原以自己的方式展现了人造物的另一个侧面，正如我马上要解释的那样。

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The new "first light" images show the mission's target patch of sky, a vast starry field in the Cygnus-Lyra region of our Milky Way galaxy.

开普勒卫星第一张“开门”照显示的目标是我们银河系在天琴座——天鹅座的广袤繁星天区。

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It stares at a fixed patch of sky, watching a field of more than 150, 000 stars for the tiny dips in starlight that occur if an orbiting planet passes between a star and the telescope.

BBC: Exoplanets near red dwarfs suggest another Earth nearer

The idea is to attach a patch of the stuff to tents, so soldiers in the field have a built-in power source.

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In fact, many high schools (secondary schools) around the US support a traditional foreign exchange student club and national organization, the American Field Service (AFS), founded by WWI ambulance drivers like Mr. Patch.

BBC: Have your say: Harry Patch