He was chipping away at the stone.

他不停地凿那块石头。

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Kropelin is not the only scientist chipping away at these scenarios.

克勒珀林不是唯一一个对此不以为然的科学家。

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When an artist starts to create a sculpture, he has to keep chipping away.

当一个艺术家开始创作雕像时，他必须反复雕琢。

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"This marks twenty-four hours since I'm stuck and chipping away.

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Once again, it's about chipping away the excess stone because as kids, we are always asking questions.

再一次，这是关于凿掉多余的石头，因为作为孩子，我们永远都在问问题。

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Maybe it's about chipping away the limitations on our relationships in while we don't thrive within them.

也许甚至还要凿除两性关系中的限制,尤其是带来消极面的时候。

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Now the budget sequester is chipping away the support of this and other agencies.

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While chipping away at the deficit is important, the drop is a mere 6%.

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Meanwhile, science keeps chipping away at the wall that separates us from the other animals.

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