You are probably aware that the earth's orbit around the sun is not shaped like a perfect circle.

你可能知道，地球围绕太阳的轨道形状不像一个完美的圆。

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When the world turned out to be flat and not shaped as a football.

当世界变成了平的并且不会再变得和一样。

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Raindrops are not shaped like a teardrop (as they are almost always depicted in drawings)? They are actually spherical.

雨滴和泪珠的形状其实是不一样的，虽然大多数情况下它们都被描述成一样的，可事实上它们是球形状的。

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But when the telescope reached orbit, NASA scientists were shocked to discover that the costly mirror of the telescope had not been shaped correctly.

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We did not fear our future, we shaped it."

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"This role has shaped my life to allow me not to judge and to love unconditionally."

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Mr Zapatero represented a new generation whose political lives had not been shaped by dictatorship.

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For power women today, lasting success then is not just shaped by a willingness to take risks and make bold decisions.

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It's not a W shaped recession, let's say, but V shape, and we're starting to power out of it, as some economists believe we're going to do.

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