When an ice age begins, the continental ice sheets grow, steadily reducing the amount of water evaporated from the ocean that will eventually return to it.

当冰河时代开始时，大陆上的冰原逐渐增大，从海洋中蒸发出来的水逐渐减少，而这些水最终又会回到陆地上。

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A large amount of toxic securities and loans remains on banks’ balance-sheets.

大部分危险债券和贷款仍滞留在银行的资产负债表上。

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In some cases, the amount of energy being used to power a hand dryer is less eco-friendly than using a few sheets of paper towels.

在某些情况下，大量的精力被用于电力手干燥机是少比用几张环保纸毛巾。

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The record amount of cash on public company balance sheets currently earns nada, nothing in terms of interest income.

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Chris Petersen, president of Iowa's farmers' union, says that years of strong earnings have given them reasonably strong balance-sheets, with only half the amount of leverage they carried into the last downturn.

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Until America and Europe own up to the true magnitude of the problem and sort bad debt from good to get toxic liabilities off financial-industry balance sheets, no amount of talking or stimulus will mend the global downturn, he warns.

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