However, the dollar's success is, in some ways, a mirage, improving only because other major world currencies have been dreadful.

不过，从某种程度上讲，美元的成功就如同海市蜃楼，只是因为世界其他主要货币走软才显得它很强劲。

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Such water would be useless in improving physical performance, however, since the only way to get oxygen into the bloodstream so that it can be absorbed by the muscles is through the lungs.

然而，这样的水对提高身体机能毫无用处，因为只有通过肺部才能将氧气吸入血液，从而被肌肉吸收。

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But if improving their hunting luck was the chief motivation for the paintings, it is difficult to explain why only a few show signs of having been speared.

但是，如果增强他们的狩猎运气是这些画的主要动机，那么就很难解释为什么只有少量画作有被长矛刺过的迹象。

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The secretary said any progress toward improving U.S.-Iran relations will not only be open, but will likely develop slowly.

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You want our resources,'" The analysts say only time will tell if the new plan is capable of improving the situation in the region.

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The environmental consequences of our economy is only improving because it seems likely to shrink.

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Mr Clayton said the data Google collected was useful to the firm in improving its services only in the short term.

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Chinese steel makers made meager profits in March, April and May and reported losses in the following months, only improving their performance in the fourth quarter of 2012.

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