Of course, that also means the craft would require 7,000 years to reach the nearest star — but that's if the sails depended on current technology.

当然即使如此，这也意味着飞船需要7000年才能抵达最近的恒星，但要注意的是，这种假设是基于目前的技术而言的。

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The image reveals in unprecedented detail the current rapidrate of star birth in this famous "grand design" spiral galaxy.

图像前所未有的详细揭示了这个著名的“宏伟壮丽”的螺旋星系目前诞生恒星的速度。

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When the "forced" option is used, star join plans will be favored whenever possible for all queries in current session.

当使用“强制”选项时，当前会话的所有查询只要可能就使用星型连接计划。

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So gamblers might pick a current star from the 1980s and 1990s--such as Madonna, Tom Cruise or Calista Flockhart.

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And investments, including the Underground's current star project, the Jubilee Line extension, have sometimes been guided more by political considerations than by careful cost-benefit analysis.

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Case in point: the current star of reality television, Kim Kardashian who has amassed a multi-million dollar fortune simply by having no shame in her game.

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