Pyramids, cathedrals, and rockets exist not because of geometry or thermodynamics, but because they were first a picture in the minds of those who built them.

金字塔、大教堂和火箭的存在并不是因为几何形状或热力学，而是因为它们首先是建造它们的人的脑海中的图画。

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First a house took a direct hit and then the rocket exploded.

首先一幢房子被直接击中，接着火箭弹爆炸了。

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They saw first a cloud of dust and then the car that was stirring it up.

他们先是看到一团尘土，接着就看到扬起尘土的那辆车。

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He was honored first as a member of the Yardbirds, then with Cream, then as a solo performer in two thousand.

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You were a, first a participant, and then an instructor in outward bound, which is not like we staff.

你最开始是拓展训练的参与者,后来又成为了教练，这很不同于我们的工作。

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You know, I came over on a holiday, the first time. I came on a six-month visa holiday.

那时我是来度假的，第一次来。凭六个月假期签证过来的。

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