The force of friction slows the spacecraft down as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere.

航天飞机重返地球大气层时因有摩擦力而减慢速度。

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The more rough and jagged something is, the more easily more of its molecules will come into contact with molecules on the surface it touches, and thus the greater force of friction they will exert.

物体表面越粗糙不平，它的分子就越容易更多地与接触表面的分子相粘合，因此就会产生更大的摩擦力。

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For a ball rolling across the floor, that outside force could be the friction between the ball and the floor, or it could be the toddler that kicks the ball in another direction.

对于一个在地面上滚动的球而言，外力可能是球与地面之间的摩擦力或者幼童相反方向踢球产生的力。

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That means the force you're applying is cancelled by another force, which has got to be the force of friction.

意味着你施加在物体上的力被另一个力抵消了,这个力就是摩擦力

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So force of friction is yet another force.

摩擦力就是另外一种力

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