When food is in short supply, a ruminant can last longer than a nonruminant because it can derive more energy out of the same food.

当食物短缺时，反刍动物比非反刍动物寿命更长，因为反刍动物可以从同样的食物中获得更多的能量。

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Many policymakers in emerging markets view the rise in inflation as a short-term supply shock and so see little need to raise interest rates.

新兴市场的许多政策制定者认为上升的通胀由短期供给缺乏引起，所以没人认为有必要提高利率。

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In the Internet age of unlimited information, clear truths and facts are often in short supply, a problem frequently exacerbated by performers in the blogosphere and the 24-hour news cycle.

在信息泛滥的互联网时代，明白无误的真理与事实常常供不应求，这一问题因博客圈及24小时滚动新闻操作者的作为而陷于频密地恶质化。

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In the past few months, the cost of wheat and sugar has more than doubled they say, and cooking gas, in constant short supply, can cost three times as much as it did a few months ago.

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