Water ice could enable the creation of a self-sustaining moon base someday, a mining camp perhaps, or a departure point for further space exploration.

某天水冻冰块可能会创造一个自给自足的月球基地，也可能是采矿营地，或者是更远的太空探索的起点。

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But I also view this as a departure point for more far-reaching change.

但是我同时认为，这项法案将成为更多深远变革的起点。

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The India curtain raiser event proved to be a solid departure point for subsequent activities.

印度拉幕人活动成为以后活动的一个坚实的出发点。

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OK, so do we know anything so far that we can point to that would give us a departure?

好，到目前为止我们能在我们了解到的,东西中找出一些违背这些规律的例子吗？

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We started with just the seven metals and carbon plus sulfur, it was the point of departure for Democritus.

我们开始讲了7种金属,还有碳和硫磺，那就是Democritus的起点。

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The airport is the mainland departure point for flights to the Isles of Scilly.

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We will be providing coaches to take people from some of those offices to the departure point.

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Berne used to be a major departure point for postal services and stagecoaches.

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