Dillworthy was staring into space, with a scrawl of doodles on the pad in front of him.

迪尔沃西凝望着天空，面前的纸上满是涂鸦。

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He jotted down a note on the pad by the telephone.

他在电话机旁的便笺本草草记下一个通知。

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The minutes ticked by. Bob scribbled away on the pad.

而鲍勃呢，胡乱的在便签纸上写着什么。

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The first launch attempt was postponed after technicians discovered a hydrogen leak while the ship was on the launch pad.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

Shuttle test director Stephen Payne said the lunar mission team agreed to allow Endeavour to take the launch pad,or range, on Wednesday.

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Engineers discovered the problem during fueling, and worried that any excess hydrogen on the launch pad could cause an explosion during engine ignition.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

He went to the kitchen table and wrote on the pad: date, time, incident, address.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The Broken Shore'

Assessments of updated forecasts had convinced managers that the weather would not damage Atlantis on the pad.

BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Atlantis is locked down for storm

Powering a gadget is as simple as dropping it on the pad.

ENGADGET: Rohm Wireless Power Transmission system hands-on (video)