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What began as a small neighborhood gathering blossomed into a massive cultural event, welcoming tens of thousands of people each year over nearly two decades before abruptly shutting down.

它最初只是一个小型的邻里聚会，后来发展成为一场大型文化盛事，在近二十年里每年接待数以万计的人，然后突然停办。

omission of small details.

遗漏小细节。

Britain has relatively few butterfly species compared with mainland Europe and 80% are in decline, mostly because intensive chemical farming has reduced many species to tiny fragments of habitat and small nature reserves.

与欧洲大陆相比，英国的蝴蝶种类相对较少，而且其中80%正在减少，这主要是因为集约化的化学农业使许多物种只能栖身于零星的小块栖息地和小型自然保护区。

In the information era, large data sets, small teams and financial restrictions have slowed scientific process.

在信息时代，庞大的数据集、小规模的团队和资金限制拖慢了科学进程。

Replacing swing doors, these [allow] smaller buildings to maximise the usable space inside without having to [clear] the way for a large, sticking-out door.

这类门取代了平开门，使较小的建筑能够最大限度地利用内部空间，而无需为一扇向外伸出的大门腾出通道。

Sophisticated technologies develop from small inventions.

复杂技术由小发明发展而来。

Wicker Park Fest has long been one of Chicago’s most anticipated summer festivals, drawing upward of 70,000 attendees for a full weekend of live indie music, local art, small business vendors and, most importantly, community connection.

柳条公园节长期以来一直是芝加哥最受期待的夏季节庆之一，吸引了7万多名参与者，度过一个充满独立音乐现场演出、本地艺术、小商户摊位以及最重要的社区联结的完整周末。

“For example, a student with an interest in entrepreneurship could demonstrate skill and potential by starting a profitable small business,” Olivia Valdes, the founder of Zen Admissions consulting firm, wrote in an email.

禅意招生咨询公司创始人奥利维亚·巴尔德斯在一封电子邮件中写道：“例如，一个对创业感兴趣的学生可以通过创办一家盈利的小企业来展示自己的能力和潜力。”

After all, many of the most interesting books in recent years have come from small publishers.”

毕竟，近年来许多最有趣的书都出自小出版商。”

Small publishers ought to stick together.

小出版商应该团结起来。

Here’s a common scenario that any number of entrepreneurs face today: you’re the CEO of a small business, and though you’re making a nice [profit], you need to find a way to take it to the next level.

这是当今许多创业者都会面临的一个常见情形：你是一家小企业的首席执行官，尽管你赚到了可观的{{1}}，但你需要找到办法让企业更上一层楼。

Sellers that use eBay and Etsy, which provide platforms for smaller sellers, also haven’t been collecting sales tax nationwide.

使用为小卖家提供平台的eBay和Etsy的卖家，也一直没有在全国范围内征收销售税。

Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters, while other are more straightforward.

有些人喜欢在会议中先闲聊几句再深入讨论重要事项，而另一些人则更加直截了当。

This is the famed citation index, that is to say the number of times a paper has been quoted elsewhere in the scientific literature, the assumption being that an important paper will be cited more often than one of small account.

这就是著名的引用指数，即一篇论文在其他科学文献中被引用的次数，其假设是重要论文被引用的次数会多于无足轻重的论文。

Skip the small talk

跳过寒暄