The guy who could quote Alexander Pope learned about spitting tobacco and dodging mortar rounds, the strange allure of a hard life.

这是一个可以随意引用教皇名言，一边吐着烟圈一边预测房地产危机的家伙，他的生命无比顽强与绚烂多姿。

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Properties of anti-cracking of rubberized mortar were studied at plastic stage and hard stage by the method of board and ring devices respectively.

分别用平板法及圆环法测试研究了不同代砂率的橡胶砂浆在塑性阶段及硬化早期阶段的收缩开裂性能。

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This article studies the reaction process and mechanism of calcium silicate thermal insulating material active mortar of hard rankinite type.

研究了硬硅钙石型硅酸钙保温材料活性料浆的反应过程与反应机理。

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