First it marked out a race-course, in a sort of circle, ('the exact shape doesn't matter, ' it said, ) and then all the party were placed along the course, here and there.

首先，它划出个比赛路线，有点像个圆圈，它说：“具体形状没关系的。”

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We made up for that by being more reliable than the quickest and, in a 19 race championship, while of course it is important to be fast, you also need to be consistent and reliable.

在赛季所有19场比赛中，为了要获得好的成绩，较之于速度我们更注重于可靠性，当然速度是非常重要的，但同时赛车也要稳定可靠。

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Of course, my job's not done - I still need to create a shorter race and verify that it lands in Shard 0 and not in Shard 1.

当然，我的工作还没有完—我还需要创建一个短程比赛，并验证其位于切分0中而非切分1中。

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The absence of practice sessions makes the hour-and-a-half race-morning course inspection all the more crucial.

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