Wood does not sink in water; it floats.

木头在水中不沉，而是漂在水面。

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Hence ice is less dense than water, so it floats.

因此，冰的密度小于水的密度，所以冰能浮在水上。

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It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains dance.

它穿过阳台的门，吹得窗帘随风飘舞。

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It floats quietly on the water, unable to sing sweet songs like most other birds.

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It floats around in Western civilization all the time.

这种冲突在从古至今一直在西方文明中飘荡

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Well I'm relying on the contract, if you like, that the manufacturer of square root put together, which is, if I know I'm giving it two floats, which I do because I make sure they're floats, the contract, if you like, of square root says I'll give you back a float.

好吧我能靠一些类似合约来保证，如果这么说你喜欢的话,其实就是当求平方根的方法,获得了两个我已经确认了是浮点数的数后,这个类似合约的东西就会保证，返回一个浮点数。

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Before taking off it floats like a seaplane on pontoons attached to its wingtips.

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The deal would also give Bear a boost in trading the Chinese currency once it floats freely.

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Without top spin, it floats, and you have to ease up to keep the ball in the court.

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