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速度
Speed
When you call upon a Thoroughbred, he gives you all the speed, strength of heart and sinew in him. When you call on a jackass, he kicks.
当你拜访良种马时,它会给你所有的速度、力量和肌肉。当你拜访一个混蛋时,他会踢你。
The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.
通讯的速度令人惊叹。速度可以使我们知道不真实的信息的分布成倍增加,这也是事实。
With two people and luggage on board she draws four inches of water. Two canoe paddles will move her along at a speed reasonable enough in moderate currents.
她带着两个人和行李上了飞机,吸了四英寸深的水。两支独木舟的桨能使她在适度的水流中以合理的速度前进。
I share my name with an aerobatic bird that can whiz across a whole summer sky in seconds. A swift is so equipped for speed that it can scarcely cope with being stationary.
我和一只特技飞行鸟分享我的名字,它能在几秒钟内飞过整个夏天的天空。斯威夫特的速度是如此之快,以至于它几乎不能静止不动。
The speed of communication, the speed of information transfer, the cheapness of communication, the ease of moving things around the world are a difference in kind as well as degree.
通讯的速度,信息的传输速度,通讯的廉价,在世界各地移动物品的便利程度都是有差别的。
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To me, speed is really about convenience.
对我来说,速度就是方便。
He changed speeds on his fastball. He had a changeup and a pretty good breaking ball and he wasn't afraid to pitch inside too.
他改变了快速球的速度。他有一个变速球和一个很好的断球,他也不害怕在内线投球。
Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, ‘Onward!’ the sailors cry; Carry the lad that’s born to be king Over the sea to Skye.
快点,邦妮的小船,像一只展翅的小鸟,“前进!”水手们喊道;把那个天生就是国王的孩子带到斯凯去。
The speed of your success is limited only by your dedication and what you're willing to sacrifice.
你成功的速度只受到你的奉献和你愿意牺牲的东西的限制。
I get tickets all the time and can't stay under the speed limit. I'm bad at that.
我总是买到票,而且不能呆在限速下。我不擅长这个。
He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed.
他在速度上就像黄蜂一样容易预测。