It then collapses back into the water, and is destroyed forever.

然后它再次崩溃，吊回水中，被永久地消灭了。

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The fast-spinning star is a pulsar, a superdense chunk of matter left over when a massive star explodes, then collapses in on itself.

这颗快速旋转的恒星是脉冲星，也就是大质量恒星爆炸后经内部坍缩形成的超高密度星体。

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The bank collapses in 1931 and in 2008, have shaken the confidence of the international creditor: then the US, now China.

1931年和2008年的银行业危机，动摇了国际债权人的信心：当时是美国，如今是中国。

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But everything happens in thes moments of mystery, then it collapses down to a sequential pattern.

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If the DOJ gets its way and the deal collapses then bankers at JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Evercore Partners and Citi would be hurt too.

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The gap in the middle of it is momentarily filled by two buses passing through in opposite directions, and then the bridge slowly collapses to let him safely down.

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