In many courts around the country, what were once risky or shocking name-change requests are becoming more routine as the sting of gender taboo has lost a little of its edge.

以前国内许多对名字更换请求觉得冒险或震惊的法院现在已经把这看成是普通的程序了，因为性别禁区的影响已经失去了一点儿优势。

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New York City, with enormous assets perched on the water’s edge, was one of the first cities to establish an advisory panel to look at adapting to climate change.

纽约城中有数量庞大的地产都靠近水边。 它是世界上最早为适应气候变化而建立气象顾问专门小组的城市之一。

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Green Democrats are wary of nuclear, but the edge of their worry has been dulled by the even greater worry over climate change.

绿色同盟对核能十分担忧，但是对气候变化更加担忧让他们的忧虑变得麻木了。

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Once you know what to look for, this kind of scaling shows up all over the place in natural systems that are poised on the edge of change in a critical state.

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Proponents of change may have the edge, but they face a stiff hurdle: they must win a majority in 60% of constituencies as well as the votes of 60% of all those who turn out.

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As they stand on the edge of change, they are using the opportunity to stay close to the competitive differentiators that make them a force in the industry.

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