With time and pressure from above, the many small ice grains joined and changed to larger crystals, and eventually the deeper crystals merged into a solid mass of ice.

在时间和压力的作用下，许多小冰粒结合到一起变成更大的 晶体，最终较底层的晶体合并成庞大而坚固的 冰块。

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Formerly a solid mass that melted and refroze at its edges, it is now thinner, more fractured, and so more liable to melt.

以前的冰块坚固结实，只是在边缘发生融化和再次冻结。现在冰层变薄，变脆，更易融化。

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"Half say you should drink white wine because it dissolves the cheese," he said. "the other half says you should drink warm tea because wine turns the cheese into a solid mass."

他解释道：“一半人说应该喝红酒因为酒精会在奶酪中分解，另一半的人则说应该喝暖暖茶因为酒精会让奶酪凝固成一团。”

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Devotees make their own by brewing tea and sugar with a flat, solid mass of yeasts and bacteria.

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But unlike solid-mass tumors, glioblastomas have tiny tentacles that spread into the brain, making it impossible for a surgeon to remove every bit of the tumor.

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