A galaxy thought to be over the hill is apparently still hard at work creating baby stars, a new study finds.

最近的研究发现有一个曾经被认为是明显不能但事实上却创造出新生行星的星系。

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Furnishings, which had to be carried across a shaky bridge over the stream and then up the steep hill, posed a challenge.

为小别墅购置的家具要经过河面上一座摇晃的小桥，然后抬上陡峭的山坡，这带来了很大的麻烦。

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Few organizations are willing to accept such a dip, unless they can be convinced that it is only temporary — and significant improvements in overall efficiency are just over the hill.

很少有组织愿意接受这种下降，除非它们可以确信这只是临时的——并且整体效率中的重大改进只是开小差。

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We were over the hill before this insane movement could be discovered and stopped.

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Interest-rates will probably be over the hill, in the sense they will have risen but will then be heading down, the economy will will still be looking pretty good and the stock market just won't look so expensive then.

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And just to be clear, this doesn't mean that they're over the hill. (Laughter.) It just means they've come a long way.

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