All other things being equal, when the ball receives a jolt of energy, it is more likely to drop down a step than to pop up one.

在所有其它因素不变的情况下，当球受到能量的撞击后，它滚下一个台阶的概率要大于跳上一个台阶。

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He was expected to step up further the security presence in the run-down suburb, as well as in those nearby, in an effort to stop the trouble spreading.

人民都期待他能进一步地改善破败郊区以及其它一些邻近地区的安全状况，以竭尽所能地阻止动乱继续蔓延。

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Set up a goal and break it down into smaller steps and tackle it just one step at a time.

建立一个目标，并把它分拆成小的步骤，一次一步地去解决它。

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Wrapping up his defense testimony, Mr.Taylor said he agreed to step down as Liberian president in 2003 in the interest of peace but was tricked by the international community.

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The first step to insight is to ask questions like why do things fall down and not up?

起初的洞察力是问问题,为什么物体坠地而不是上升？

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And if you hear a triple, your step is this: down-up-up, down-up-up, down-up-up, down-up-up.

听到三拍子时,这样做,强,弱,弱

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He continued to step up the pace down the stretch, finishing with two big rounds as his opponent sagged in the ropes.

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The claim comes as European countries step up efforts to clamp down on U.S. companies which minimize their tax bills in the continent by channeling profits through low-tax regimes.

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Nearly two years ago, I wrote a post that called up Assange to step down as head of Wikileaks, so that the organization could get about its business of providing a platform to share information from overly-secret governments.

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