When those hills tapered off the pilots curled right again toward the city center and made their final approach.

当这些山峦消失之后，飞行员再次右转，向城市中心进行最后的接近。

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When those hills tapered off, the pilots curled right again, toward the city center, and made their final approach.

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And in rolling out the dough, the tapered shape makes it easier to work on it in quarter-turns so as not to overwork the center.

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