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Some folks have a kind of middle-torso bulge1 known affectionately as "love handles." Well, if you are such a person, take heart: the entire planet suffers from this same indignity2. In fact, any rotating body will have a tendency to bulge in the middle, as long as it’s made of a non-rigid substance. A spinning bowling3 ball stays round, but not a spinning water balloon. Though it seems pretty solid to us, the earth qualifies as a non-rigid body. Considered from a far-enough vantage point, Earth’s molten interior, its oceans, and its shifting plates make it more like a water balloon than a bowling ball. And sure enough, the earth’s spin causes it to bulge.


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1 bulge Ns3ze     
n.突出，膨胀，激增；vt.突出，膨胀
参考例句：
  • The apple made a bulge in his pocket.苹果把他口袋塞得鼓了起来。
  • What's that awkward bulge in your pocket?你口袋里那块鼓鼓囊囊的东西是什么？
2 indignity 6bkzp     
n.侮辱，伤害尊严，轻蔑
参考例句：
  • For more than a year we have suffered the indignity.在一年多的时间里,我们丢尽了丑。
  • She was subjected to indignity and humiliation.她受到侮辱和羞辱。
3 bowling cxjzeN     
n.保龄球运动
参考例句：
  • Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
  • Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

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