Back when science then called "the new philosophy" took shape, academics looked to craftsmen for help in understanding the natural world.

早在当时被称为“新哲学”的科学初现雏形时，学者们就向工匠寻求帮助来理解自然界。

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Soon, a shed took shape.

很快一个棚就成型了。

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The wall finally took shape in the the third century B.C.

并于公元前三世纪成型。

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The new movement took shape last year.

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He took two real cowboy boots and made a hard form using their shape.

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But as the two systems took shape, some other things had been happening too.

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As the skeleton of Cemex's internal communications network took shape, Iiguez linked together the computers at each Cemex plant.

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From court documents and interviews, it is possible to piece together how the case against Mr. Kiriakou took shape.

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