What I am painting are all stick pictures, with some basic knowledge of sketch used. Otherwise, the characters I try to paint will be out of shape.

我画的都是简笔画，只是其中运用到素描的一些基础，不然画出来的人物会变形。

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If the talks began on that basis, it is conceivable that a compromise could be hammered out on the shape of a loose confederation of the whole island.

ECONOMIST: Cyprus

But if we come out of that, we will be in good shape.

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Conventional CT scans are used to work out the shape of the place where a dose of radiation needs to be concentrated in order to attack a tumour without damaging nearby healthy tissue.

ECONOMIST: Modern X-ray technology