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引力

yǐn lì · yin li

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  1. gravitation (force)
  2. attraction
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Gravity and the bed

  1. Liangliang

    苹果(píngguǒ)为什么(wèishénme)会(huì)掉(diào)下来(xiàlai)？

    Why does an apple fall down?

  2. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)地球(dìqiú)有(yǒu)引力(yǐnlì)。

    Because the Earth has gravity.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)早上(zǎoshang)为什么(wèishénme)起不来(qǐbùlái)？

    Then why can't I get up in the morning?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看(kàn)是(shì)床(chuáng)的(de)引力(yǐnlì)比(bǐ)地球(dìqiú)的(de)引力(yǐnlì)大(dà)。

    I think the bed's gravity is stronger than the Earth's.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)换(huàn)一(yī)张(zhāng)小(xiǎo)床(chuáng)，引力(yǐnlì)小(xiǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then tomorrow I'll switch to a small bed, with less gravity.

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2 examples
01

爱(ài)因(yīn)斯(sī)坦(tǎn)预(yù)测(cè)太(tài)阳(yáng)的(de)引(yǐn)力(lì)会(huì)弯(wān)曲(qū)光(guāng)线(xiàn)。

Einstein predicted that the Sun's gravity would bend light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

地(dì)球(qiú)的(de)引(yǐn)力(lì)让(ràng)苹(píng)果(guǒ)从(cóng)树(shù)上(shàng)掉(diào)下(xià)来(lái)。

The Earth's gravity makes apples fall from the tree.

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