Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them.

简略地说，当建造物倒塌时，落在物体或家俱上的屋顶的重力会撞击这些物体，使得凑近它们的处所留下一个空间。

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Simply put, when buildings collapse, falling objects or furniture inside crushes the roof of the gravity of these objects, so close to where they leave a space.

简单地说，当建筑物倒塌落在物体或家俱上的屋顶重力会撞击到这些物体，使得靠近它们的地方留下一个空间。

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Most everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when building collapse are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.

当建筑物倒下时，每个只“蹲下和掩护”的人都几乎全被压死了。而那些躲到物体，如桌子，或汽车下躲避的人也总是受到了重伤或死亡。

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So when this crisis hits, will we respond or will we simply slide into collapse?

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In some cases the police themselves were accused of looting, either as part of a plan to tarnish the protesters and frighten the middle class, or simply to profit from the collapse of order.

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It would be too late to exercise more or have a better diet after I collapse from simply walking up a flight of stairs.

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