The preface begins, "Heaven was once broken and when it was mended, a bit was left unused, and this became the famous jade of Chia Pao Yü."

小说的引子写道：很久以前，天破了一个大口，（女娲）修补（缺口）时，剩下一小块（石头），于是成了贾宝玉的那块名玉。

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Friendship is like earthenware: once broken it can be mended; love is like a mirror, once broken, that ends it.

友谊就像陶器，破了可以修补；爱情好比镜子，一旦打破就难重圆。

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I saw a few near things, but never any serious accidents, although a mother told me that her daughter had once broken a wrist.

我也看到了一些类似的损伤，但是没有任何严重的事故。不过听一位母亲说，她的女儿曾经有一次跌折了手腕。

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So, the guys in the back turn and run, which is the only thing you can possibly do once you feel our phalanx is broken.

然后,后面的人转过身去,夺路而逃,当你感到方阵快要被打散时,你唯一可能做的就是逃跑

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There's no mystery why it can't function once it's broken.

一旦坏了就不能正常运转,这并不神秘

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Once broken of the habit of running left, the rats soon formed a new habit, running to the right side every time, even when cued to run left.

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Investors have chosen not to wait for that verdict: shares have tumbled and the implied cost for the Spanish government of borrowing for ten years has once again broken through the symbolically important - and anxiety inducing - 6% threshold.

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And once Nadal had broken to take a 2-1 lead, there was no way back for Schuettler.

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