The Café de la Gare was considered a first-rate training ground and launch pad for young comedians.

火车站咖啡厅被认为是年轻喜剧演员最好的训练场地和跳板。

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The mainland is the launch pad for the bridge structure emerging from the ground and approach road.

大陆是桥体结构的起点，桥体结构从地面露出来，伸向道路。

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This damage often is caused by improper maintenance practices such as jacking adjacent to a jack pad or an inadvertent impact with tools or ground-support equipment e. g.

这类损伤大多是由于维护不当诸如在顶升垫以外的位置顶升飞机或使用工具或地面设备(拖车)撞击飞机造成的。

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The Big Agnes Horsethief is a mummy-shaped down sleeping bag with three major features: no down under sleeper, a sleeve on the bottom to hold a ground pad, and a built-in stow sack to create a pillow by inserting clothing.

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The solution: They cut a groove in the sole plate of his shoe and inserted a flexible pad, better to keep his feet on the ground.

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