The brothers continued to pick away, but without success.

兄弟两人继续挖着，但是毫无结果。

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Pieces of gypsum broke off. The wind wore them away to a size small enough to pick up and carry for short distances.

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It will wash away and so you got to pick the right materials in order to build a bridge.

它可能会被水冲走,之后人们就会选择更好的材料,以造出了更为坚固的桥

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Would you go to the ticket window and use your credit card to pick up the tickets or would you just walk away in anger and annoyance?

你会去购票窗口,用你的信用卡再买票吗,还是带着烦闹愤怒而走掉呢？

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Can he do what Brady does and pick away with a short passing game?

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Pick away at this idea of natural equality, however, and the moral limits of economic theory begin to emerge.

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Machida used his typical elusiveness and unorthodox, karate-based techniques to pick away at Henderson, who had won four straight fights.

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