With the hand held up high in the air hold the string so that the weight nearly touches the ground.

把一个生物拴在一根长绳子的一端，把手高高举在空中握住绳子，让重物几乎接触地面。

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I'm impressed your dresses have held up for so long the fabric and workmanship must have been of high quality to begin with.

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Bright was a political force, but he never held high office, so he was rather like a midfielder who forever sets up the strikers: assists don't count as much as goals.

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Still, several analysts said, even though the physical demand has held up so far, it may be hard for it to keep growing at a time of historically high prices.

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