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But this is hard to do when countries find themselves squeezed between low wage competitors in poor countries and cutting edge innovators in rich countries.

但做得这一点是困难的，国家会发现自己挤在贫困国家的低工资竞争者和富有国家的前沿创新者之间。

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But when scientists squeezed tiny samples of a metallic glass under high pressure, they got a surprise: the atoms lined up in a regular pattern to form a single crystal.

但是当科学家在很高的压力下压制微小的金属玻璃样品时，他们得到了一个惊喜：原子以一种固定的模式排列起来而形成了单晶。

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Whereas West Europeans riot when squeezed, their eastern counterparts just glumly emigrate.

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The perfect specimen should have a golden and crunchy crust, with a contrastingly soft and spongy white interior -- and should spring back into shape when squeezed.

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Instead of bulging at one end when squeezed at the other, cork distributes the load and so narrows across its length which is why a cork is easy to push back into a bottle.

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