Modular rafts—platforms mounted on pontoons—would be linked together by hinges to create large, flattish surfaces that could nevertheless bend with the waves.

标准组件筏——也就是安装在浮筒上的平台，被金属件连接在一起，构成了表面可随波浪摆动而略显起伏的巨大平台。

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If the tank is not filling all the way (there should be a fill line on the inside of the tank), carefully bend the bulb of the float valve up a bit and see if the tank will fill.

如果水箱没有充满正常水量(水箱内侧应该有一条水位线)，慢慢地弯曲一下浮囊阀，看水位会不会上升。

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It may be forced to bend by politicians-who mostly dislike the brutal honesty of fair value-just as it did last year when criticised over its stance on toxic securities.

他或许会屈从于政客，政客最不喜欢公允价值的残酷诚实了，正如他们去年对有毒证券的态度饱受批评时那样。

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