They lived on a sloping street where the houses press against one another, side by side, like children in a line holding hands.

他们住的街道在一个斜坡上，那儿的房子肩并肩一座紧挨一座，像是一横排拉着手的小孩子。

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Likewise, when Hull gained the ball, theysuffered by only having one forward target and also had to contend withan organised Arsenal back line holding high upfield.

同时，当赫尔城拿球，由于他们前场只有一个传球目标并且还得苦于应付组织严密的阿森纳后卫线集体前压而显得举步维艰。

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We're only holding the line.

现在也就是保持底线不受攻击。

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You want to, for any given expected return, you want to minimize the standard deviation, so it's the left-most line and that means that everyone will be holding the same portfolio.

你希望，在期望收益固定的情况下，你肯定希望将标准差最小化，而这条线是最左边的线,这就意味着所有人,都愿意持有这样的投资组合。

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