The problem is, the similarities that seem apparent on the surface might only go skin deep.

问题是，表面上看起来显而易见的相似点可能在本质上截然不同。

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Even though potassium is stratified under reduced tillage, it is apparent that roots proliferate sufficiently near the soil surface to assume adequate potassium uptake by crops.

虽然在少耕制下，土壤钾有明显的分层分布但在土表附近，作物根系发达保证作物对钾有足够的吸收。

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The effects of polarization, surface roughness and physical temperature on surface apparent temperature are investigated.

研究了极化、表面粗糙度和物理温度对表面视在温度的影响。

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Mr Bush may therefore be taking a bigger political gamble than is apparent on the surface.

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Their apparent acquisition of surface-to-air missiles has at least given President Bashar al-Assad's air force pause for thought.

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I'm reminded of a passage written by Milan Kundera, author of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being, ' in which he talks about starting with what you can see and then going deeper and deeper to the microbial level in order to find the life inside what is apparent on the surface.

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