Three planes were standing on the tarmac, waiting to take off.

三架飞机停在跑道上，等候起飞。

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The men, rugged-looking and some of them with flecks of gray in their beards, look daunted but determined as they take turns standing up before the class to read basic sentences off the blackboard.

这些男人看起来饱经风霜，他们中的一些人的胡子上还有一些灰色的斑点，他们轮流站起来当着全班的面朗读黑板上的简单句子时有些不安却又十分坚决。

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Under - standing this difference will take the pressure off you and your partner, and you will not judge each other's behaviour harshly.

了解了其中的不同将消除你和你的伴侣的压力，你们就不会严格地评判彼此的行为了。

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But it follows long-standing complaints by the teachers that the computerized exams take up too much instructional time and force schools to close off computer labs for long stretches to administer the exams.

WSJ: Seattle Teachers Protest Exams