From a distance, the floating Island of the Immortals looks like a plate of lead melting in the sun.

从远处望去，不朽浮山看起来就像一盘在被阳光烤化的铅。

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How to avoid the situation in the future: if workplace gift giving is getting out of hand, take the lead in restoring sanity by circulating a card before someone can break out the gift-donation plate.

将来如何避免：如果职场送礼泛滥成灾，赶在有人拿出买礼物的募捐盘之前，自己首先就发贺卡，恢复人们的理智。

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His research has revealed that simply serving food on a 10-inch plate rather than a 12-inch plate could lead to a more than 20 percent reduction in calories, with the meal still being satisfying.

他所从事的研究表明，只做一个简单的事，将盘子从12英寸减小到10英寸，就能够减少卡路里的摄入量20%以上，同时丝毫不会降低你用餐的满意度。

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Trailing 4-3 entering the bottom of the eighth, Boston scored four times off reliever Vinnie Pestano (1-1) to open the largest lead in a game that featured plenty of chances at the plate but little success for either club.

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And, although Lennard failed with the kick, Tonga'uiha stepped up the plate in stoppage time to add the drop-goal that stretched his side's lead to 11-0.

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