The price of energy is high, both in terms of the actual cost to the consumer and the consequences of the climate change that generating power from fossil fuels causes.

无论从消费者的实际花费，还是从用化石燃料发电所引起的气候变化的角度而言，使用能源的代价都是很高的。

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When choosing the right tool, you should consider the actual cost of ownership (COP), not just its price tag.

当你在选择适合的工具时，你应该考虑的是其真正的拥有成本(COP)，而不仅仅是标签上的价格。

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This is our actual purchase price and also our tax basis; GAAP "cost" differs in a few cases because of write-ups or write-downs that have been required.

这是我们的实际成交价格，同时也是我们的税基，GAAP“成本”在几个个案中不同，这是由于提高账面价值或减记帐面价值的不同要求。

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In actual fact short-term spikes in cost suggest episodic price movements of inputs.

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The authors point out that while the price of fuels may be increasing, it is but a small fraction of the cost of the actual services people use, from air conditioning to manufacturing.

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