The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.

报春花应该开始沿那个陡峭的山坡一路撒播种子了。

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It appears that the shell has to crack open or break down somewhat to allow the seed to soak up water.

看来，为了让种子吸收水分，种子的外壳必须裂开或破裂。

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The large black bird started jumping up and down, its wings throwing bird seed in every direction.

那只大黑鸟开始跳上跳下的，它的翅膀扇得鸟食到处都是。

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Yet despite the false starts, and the trials, and the years of famine, and the childlessness, and the infertility, the seed of Abraham survives, and the promise is reiterated: "I will go down myself with you to Egypt, and I myself will also bring you back."

但尽管有错误的开始，试验和多年饥荒，断子绝孙和贫瘠，亚伯拉罕的子孙还是得以幸免，许诺被重新申明：,“我要和你同下埃及去，也必定带你上来“

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Lincoln did it when he built the Transcontinental Railroad by putting down seed money to the railroads to go build it.

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Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, the 10th seed, was thrashed by Danish teen Caroline Wozniacki, Polish eighth seed Agnieszka Radwanska went down to Italian Francesca Schiavone, and Swiss number 13 seed Patty Schnyder was beaten by Austrian Sybille Bammer.

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