Corn silk – the fine threads on corn on the cob – can be made into tea which has been used totreat an array of health issues.

玉米须——玉米芯上的细线——可以用来泡茶，人们已用这种方法治疗了很多的健康问题。

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Don't be irritated. Behold, it looks like needles, like fine threads, so thickly slantingly spun that it forms a thin mist over the rooftop.

可别恼，看，像花针，像细丝，密密地斜织着，屋顶上全笼着一层薄烟。

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The datum of the whole length and the length of various overgauge of fine threads, and its ratio of the latter to the former are printed out, so that quality of fine thread of the spool is evaluated.

并将总长和各种超差长度及其所占百分比等数据打印出来，以便评定该轴细丝的质量等级。

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This might be a slice of toast and honey with a peeled satsuma from which I have removed any stray threads of pith, or perhaps an apple, cored and cut into fine slices, with a few cubes of Cheddar.

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