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He became rather technical; spoke of the abnormal endocrine co-ordination which made men grow so slowly; postulated a germinal mutation to account for it. 他相当专门化地谈起了使人生长迟缓的内分泌失调问题，并提出萌芽期突变

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For in nature it takes thirty years for two hundred eggs to reach maturity. 因为在自然状态下，要让两百个卵子成熟需要三十年之久。 But our business is to stabilize the population at this moment, here and now. 但我们现在的任

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Human beings used to be he hesitated; the blood rushed to his cheeks. Well, they used to be viviparous. 人类以前就是他犹豫了，血往面颊上涌，胎生的。 Quite right. The Director nodded approvingly. 很对。主任赞许地点点头。

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An elderly woman decided to have her portrait painted. She told the the artist.... .....Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets(绿宝石手镯）, a ruby（红宝石） broach, and gold Rolex（劳力士手表）. But y

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Impulse arrested spills over, and the flood is feeling, the flood is passion, the flood is even madness: it depends on the force of the current, the height and strength of the barrier. 冲动受到阻碍就会横流放肆，那横流放肆的是感觉，

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They entered. The air seemed hot and somehow breathless with the scent of ambergris and sandalwood. 两人进了场。龙涎香和檀香的气味不知道怎么使空气似乎又热又闷。 On the domed ceiling of the hall, the colour organ had mome

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The moon was behind him; he looked down into the black shadow of the mesa, into the black shadow of death. 他向下看看石塬漆黑的影子，看看死亡漆黑的影子。 He had only to take one step, one little jump. 他只要向前一步，轻轻

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