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versatility Modularization concatenate v. concatenation n. 连接，链接：把（字符串）连接成一个链表

with ease nitty-gritty inordinately gradually rest assured 确信无疑; 放心 you may rest assured that... 对...你尽可放心 gain ground 进展, 发展, 壮大 hang 意义：特殊的含义或意义 诀窍 keep track of v.明了 spread over 遍布在..., 复盖在... subject to 在...条件下; 常遭...; 易受...的侵袭; 受控制; 服从...的指挥 regardless of 不管, 不顾 as often as 每当 squash 挤压：被挤压的事实或状况 apostrophe 撇号：写在字上方的符号（'） consistent adj. 一致的, 调和的, 坚固的 novice n. 新手, 初学者 pitfall n. 缺陷，陷阱，圈套  fixed 固定的；不变的 kill two birds with one stone eventually 最后, 终于 counterintuitive 反直觉的：与直觉或常识所指出的相反的： long-winded 气长的, 罗嗦的, 冗长的 addition n. 加法 plus prep. 加 adj. 正的 subtraction n. 减法 minus prep. 减 adj.负的 multiplication n. 乘法 division n. 除法 ambiguity n. 含糊不清；不明确；模棱两可的话 straightforward 坦诚的，直率的 shorthand n. 速记法；简略的表达方法

• "[It] does exactly what it says on the tin" is a popular phrase in the United Kingdom, which originated in a series of television commercials by the woodstain and wood-dye manufacturer Ronseal, initiated in the late 1980s and still running as of 2005. The idea of the phrase was to emphasise that the company's products would act and last for the amount of time exactly as described on the tin. The expression quickly entered British popular culture, used to describe anything that is exactly as it appears or claims to be; is particularly simple or straightforward; and/or works exactly as advertised.

  The phrase is also very commonly known and used in Ireland, the Ronseal advertising campaign having also been run there. In 2004, toothpaste manufacturer Colgate began a similar copycat advertising campaign in Ireland stating that its product, "does exactly what it says on the tube."
  
  

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