It's good to use a reference for the shape, such as drawing an ellipse within which the fire will remain and you can send the flames up to any of the edges of this ellipse.

比较好的做法是用一个参照物，比如画一个椭圆形让火焰保持在这个范围之内，而且你可以让火苗窜到椭圆的边缘处。

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If Americans don't get their finances in better shape - if mortgage defaults keep rising and credit card delinquencies soar - Banks will remain afraid to lend, and the recession will linger.

如果美国人不能使自己的财务好转(如果抵押贷款违约和信用卡不良行为继续走高)，银行会害怕放贷，萧条会逗留不去。

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Whether this is due to shape factor of scatterers corresponding to the applied high frequency remain unclear to date.

到底此现象是因为高频率超音波可较好的解析散射子的形状或其他因素，至今仍不太清楚。

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John Milton will remain unique in English letters for the degree of thought that he gave to the shape of his literary career, or actually to the notion of a career at all.

约翰弥尔顿在英语文学方面的影响是十分独特的,因为他深刻的思想塑造了他的文学事业，或者说，塑造了他对事业的看法。

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The House group is now expected to unveil its legislation sometime in April, though details remain unclear, including the shape of any path to legal status or citizenship for illegal immigrants.

WSJ: Business, labor still at odds on temporary workers

Apparently, investors believe that politicians are committed to resolving the short-term issues hanging over European markets, even if the long-term questions about the future shape of the eurozone remain resolved.

BBC: Central banks and the 'spirit of 2008'

While the global outlook has improved significantly, the pace and shape of the recovery remain uncertain, the RBI said in a macroeconomic and monetary review released Thursday.

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