For families in poverty, marrying a daughter early can mean lower dowry payments and one less mouth to feed (Bhat, Sen, &Pradhan, 2005, p. 16).

对于贫困家庭来说，早早地嫁女儿可以少拿嫁妆，家里也少一口人要养活（Bhat，Sen，& Pradhan，2005，第16页）。

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The path was steeper and less travelled than the previous one.

这条小路比刚才那条陡，走的人少。

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I watched as women and children danced and sang their thanks for one sachet of water that costs less than 5p (8 US cents).

我看到妇女和儿童为得到一袋价值不足5便士（8美分）的水而跳舞并歌唱他们的感谢。

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"Oh,yes." "Well,we get on the job right away. And in one hour, even less than one hour, we lose the fix.

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The partial pressure of the water, of gaseous water above that equilibrium of ice and water is not one bar, it's much less.

哪里错了吗？,问题在于,冰水混合物上方的,大气中水蒸气的分压，不是一个大气压。

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So we have--U.S. Government issues bills and that's less than or equal to one year and they pay no interest.

美国政府发行的短期国库券,期限通常小于或等于一年,且不付息

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Well, that's one more option to Google's mapping service and one less company paying data dividends into the Mountain View system.

ENGADGET: Amazon Maps API enters beta as retailer weans itself off Google

Mr. MICHAEL SHAHEEN (Former Head, Office of Professional Responsibility): No one in OPR for the 24 years I was there was denied the necessary clearance, ever, and much less one that brought to a conclusion an investigation.

NPR: NSA Operations Remain Opaque to Investigators

Africa could produce and consume a lot more without America producing and consuming one jot less.

ECONOMIST: Poverty and inequality