The path led up a steep hill.

小路通向一座陡峭的山丘。

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Think about it, if you try to run up a steep hill it’s nice to have a little momentum.

想想看，如果你要攀爬陡坡，当然是屏着一股气，冲上去最好。

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We crossed the once-fortified divide, and rode down a steep hill to the village of Rasdorf.

我们穿越曾经戒备森严的边界，冲下陡峭的山路来到拉斯道夫村（Rasdorf）。

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If we have a small engine, and we have to pull the car up a steep hill,a difficult hill, the engine is more likely to collapse,to blow up.

如果我们用的引擎很小，想把车开上一个陡峭崎岖的山坡，引擎很容易损毁，爆炸。

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