When this correspondent recently called after lunch on the man now responsible for coping with the global financial crisis, he found him in erratic form, with his shirt unbuttoned to the waist.

本报记者最近有一次在午饭后约见这位负有应对全球金融危机使命的大臣先生，见面的时候却发现他着装不修边幅，衬衫扣子一直开到了腰间。

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These factors include the chaotic fluctuations of the atmosphere, the slower but equally erratic behavior of the oceans, changes in the land surfaces, and the extent of ice and snow.

这些因素包括混乱的大气波动、相对较慢但同样不稳定的海洋活动、地表变化，以及冰雪的覆盖范围。

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Heart rate tracking for three of the Alaska bears showed a drop from 55 beats per minute on average before hibernation to 14 erratic ones per minute in winter.

对三头阿拉斯加的黑熊的心率追踪显示出它们在冬眠前的平均每分钟 55 下降低到了冬天里每分钟飘忽不定的 14 下。

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Studies say rising temperatures will melt glaciers on the high Himalayas, cause devastating floods,heatwaves, and make monsoon rains more erratic, resulting in smaller farm yields.

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Dennis has worked with organizations in that smug, apathetic position that follows continued success, and companies in the erratic, frantic state caused by the constant rise of new threats and the continual shift of focus.

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The Fed is evading commonsense and sound economics by relying on fancy stochastic dynamic general equilibrium models, in which erratic money plays no role, and ignoring the fact that the real source of consumption is production, not money.

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So businesses, in anticipation of an erratic and anemic recovery, will keep their cash in the bank.

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