The legs of my cot sat in four cigarette tins filled with kerosene, which did discourage crawling insects, though it seemed to have little deterrent effect on the high-jumping fleas.

这样以来，那些小爬虫们确实无能为力了，但对跳高健将跳蚤们来说，似乎并没有多大的威慑力。

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As you watch them jump and hit the top, you will notice something interesting. The fleas continue to jump, but they are no longer jumping high enough to hit the top.

当你观察它们跳跃并且撞到盖子的时候，你会发现一件有趣的事情，跳蚤会继续跳，但是它们不再跳到能撞到盖子的那个高度。

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You deserve a hug, pat on the back, or at least one of those 80’s freeze-frame jumping high fives.

你应该得到一个热烈的拥抱，或者轻拍你的肩膀以示鼓励，或者，至少来个80年代流行的跳跃击掌吧！

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It was only by perfecting his odd technique on his own that Fosbury won the gold medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, setting a new record on worldwide television, and reinventing high-jumping overnight.

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The digital athletes in NBA Jam performed such hoops-time high jinx as jumping from the half-court line, doing flips in the air and lighting the basket on fire as they dunked the ball.

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Soon high-class restaurants were jumping on the bandwagon, adding sushi to their fusion menus.

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