The Earth isn't completely spherical - land at the North Pole is a number of kilometres nearer to the core of the planet than land at the Equator.

事实上，气球并非是一个完美的球体，北极地区要比赤道地区更加接近地心，两地之间的这一差距大概是在数公里。

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For my part, I won three RACES and took six pole positions and the same number of race fastest laps, improving on my points score from last year.

就我这一方面而言，我获得三站冠军，六次杆位和相同的最快圈速。相对我去年的积分有提升。

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Pole number is determined through analyzing the operation principles of switch reluctance motor.

通过分析开关磁阻电机的运行原理，确定了极数的选择。

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The same pole was soon cartwheeling out of the ground again as McCullum, promoted up to number three despite his back concerns, also tried to turn one to leg.

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