Scientists have long theorized that besides being a completely unique way to identify people, the ridges on our fingers are what help humans pick up and grip objects more securely.

长久以来，科学家一直认为除去其独特的鉴别身份的作用，手指纹路使得人们抓起东西来更容易更稳妥。

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If I could grip the bars with both hands and pull myself up, I could look at my sleeping mama and dada, instead of looking at the never changing ceiling.

如果我能够双手抓住栏杆把自己拉起来，我就能看到我熟睡的爸爸妈妈，而不是老看著那一成不变的天花板。

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That's kind of counterintuitive and unwelcome: starting out to make a model with the intention to get a grip on complexity, we end up with a universe even more complex.

但是有点违反直觉和令人不悦的是：虽然制作模型的出发点是为了控制复杂度，但最终却得到了一个甚 至更复杂的世界。

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These are basic movements many of us take for granted: a tri-pod grip to pick up a pen, or hand-shake grip for business meetings, said Miguelez, who has fitted hundreds of amputees with prosthetic devices.

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The track rubbered-in very quickly, ramping up its grip - and the tyres held out perfectly, without any of the tyre nursing that usually helps keep fuel consumption in check.

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The story of the past three decades or more has been one of successive prime ministers promising to get a grip on media standards - and stand up to powerful vested interests - and ultimately failing to act.

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