Their seed heads raised just high enough above the ground to catch the wind, the plants are no bigger than they need be, their stems are hollow, and all the rigidity comes from their water content.

它们的种子的顶端向上生长，其距离地面的高度刚好可以接触到风；它们的体型大小也刚好是生长所需的尺寸；它们的茎是空心的，且仅仅是通过体内的含水量来保持自身的坚挺。

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Based on a scaled-up version of the conventional wind turbines now common in the British landscape, these giants would be fixed to the sea bed but would stand nearly 600ft high above the waves.

把传统的风力涡轮机按比例增大是目前英国流行的景象，这些庞然大物将被固定在海床上，但是会高出海浪约600英尺。

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A lone eagle soars high above craggy mountain tops, the tips of its wings lifting lightly in the wind.

一只孤鹰在空中翱翔，掠过崎岖的山脉，一双羽翼的尖端在风中微微翻起。

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In both instances, the Met Office failed to predict the movements of the jet stream - the high-level wind that races round the world 10km above the surface.

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