Reading 'Guts' takes a full head of steam. You don't get many moments to look up from the page.

读《肠子》的时候我热得头上直冒气儿，看着稿子也不太敢抬头。

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There is a surprising head of steam going into the conference, with America, Brazil, China, India, South Africa and others all recently announcing numerical targets for emissions reductions.

在会议中，这里还有一支令人吃惊的领头团队，美国、巴西、中国、印度、南非和其他一些国家，最近，它们纷纷宣布了未来减排的数字目标。

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The financial crisis was horribly damaging. But slowly but surely we are building up a head of steam.

虽然金融危机造成的损失巨大，但我们正在蓄势待发。

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But these markets, while popular with international investors, will likely run out of steam as we head deeper into 2013.

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When the pot has a full head of steam, add the steamers and replace the lid.

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We were unable to build up a head of steam or get any quick ball.

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