All that was holding them back from running away from the camp was a small piece of rope—it was just tied to one of their legs.

唯一阻止他们逃离营地的是一根小绳子——它只是绑在他们的一条腿上。

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If there is another citizen D either holding a dollar or another piece of land but refrain to take part in the game.

如果有第四个市民有一枚硬币或者是有另外一块土地，他不参与这个游戏。

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Cutting each piece takes three workers (one holding the re-bar being cut in place over a rock, one hitting, one watching) two minutes.

弄断每根钢筋需要三个工人(一个人拿着钢筋抵在石头上，一个人敲击，一个人在旁边看着)，这个过程需要两分钟。

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OK, so here I am in my kitchen and I'm holding a piece of oil shale in my hand.

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And the Fed is holding the piece of paper labeled U.S. Treasury bond.

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Horsup works in northern hairy nosed wombat conservation, which at the time involved holding a piece of wombat excrement between his index finger and thumb.

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