underground water can flow very large distances and can be kept in underground reservoirs for a very long time .

the results proved the technique would have made it possible to move very heavy weights long distances.

结果证明该项技术可以将非常重的物体运送到更远的距离。

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take this example: back in the mid-60s predictions were made about how humans perceived vertical and horizontal distances differently.

举个例子来说：在上个世纪60年代中期，有研究者预测了人类在感知垂直和水平距离如何不一样。

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in hyperspace, there is no limit to how fast a starship can travel, and thus interstellar distances can be traversed in mere minutes.

在超空间里，星际飞船的速度是没有极限的，这样，仅仅几分钟内就能完成星际旅行。

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middle distance running involves popular race distances with performance dependent on a number of physiological factors.

中东长跑比赛距离涉及流行与性能取决于许多生理因素。

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there were exceptions to this, and the role of the railway in shrinking distances within china in the early 20th century should be noted.

（这里有个例外，在20世纪初期中国铁路扮演的缩短了国内距离的角色是应该被记住的）。

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of his now-iconic mask paintings, zeng has said that he was interested in exploring the distances between people.

谈论他招牌的《面具》创作时，曾梵志曾说他对探索人与人之间的距离相当有兴趣。

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he revealed the secret of a sextant. a device for mastering distances at sea, it could turn tides, winds and waves into powerful allies.

他透露了六分仪的秘密，这是航海时测量距离的仪器，它能将潮流、风和浪变成强大的联合。

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the gas can remain in the atmosphere for weeks after being emitted and can therefore travel long distances from the fire that produced it.

这种气体能在散发之后在大气中停留数周，并能作远距离的散布。

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over those distances, even a sharp laser beam would spread to thousands of kilometres wide by the time it reached earth.

在这种距离下，即便是聚焦良好的光束到达地球时也会分散到上千公里宽的面积上。

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critics aren't so sure, especially since the skycar isn't designed to go long distances on the ground.

评论家们对这一点并不确定，尤其因为Skycar并非设计用来在陆地上进行长途旅行。

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kao, 75, pioneered the art of sending information down pure glass fibres at the speed of light and over distances of thousands of miles.

75岁的高昆是信息沿纯玻璃纤维以光速传输达数千公里技术的先驱者。

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moving soybeans from south america to asia requires longer transit times than u. s. beans since the distances are much greater.

将大豆从南美运往亚洲比从美国运往亚洲需要更长的时间，因为距离远得多。

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gene flow was smooth between most populations, which led to inconsistency between geographical distances and genetic distances.

大多数群体间基因流通畅，使得群体间地理位置的远近与遗传距离不完全一致。

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optical fiber carrying infrared light is already the most widely used means of sending data at high rates over long distances.

在远距通讯里，载有红外光的光纤是高速通讯里最被广泛运用的方法。

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he grew up doing what prairie chicken do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings.

渐渐的他长大了，却做着山鸡所做的事---从泥土里寻找食物，做短距离的飞翔，翅膀还啪啪作响。

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my newfound speed at these distances encouraged me to try for the u. s. team in the 10, 000 meters, rather than the marathon.

按这样的速度，我只能加入美国队的10000米项目，而非马拉松。

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as the country is small, no distances are great and you can reach almost any place from beirut by road within a few hours.

因为国家很小，距离都不长，所以你能乘汽车在几小时内从贝鲁特到达几乎任何地方。

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he had a point because philosophy distances us from conventions, from established assumptions, from settle beliefs.

哲学确实会让我们疏远我们过去的惯例习俗，预定的假设，固有的观念。

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thus , individuals able to travel greater distances over land had a better chance of survival .

因此，能够在陆地上行走更远的动物，生存的机会就更大。

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a couple of recent medical studies had suggested that running long distances might be physiologically damaging.

最近的一些医学研究声称长距离的跑步可能造成生理上的损害。

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