That a theory of everything might emerge from geometry would be neat, but it is a long shot.

从几何引出的大统一理论应该是整洁漂亮的，但是路还长得很。

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It is a long shot, but by 2050 wheat plants could be making their own fertiliser, as well as having acquired desirable genetic characteristics from other plants and being larger and more productive.

这是一个很长远的目标，不过到2050年小麦可以达到自己合成肥料，除此之外它们还可以从其他植物中不断引入所需要的基因特征而变得产量更高。

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It is not, however, the first to get a long-distance shot of Earth.

然而它并不是第一个在长距离拍摄地球的飞船。

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"So it is not the worst impacted country in sub-Saharan Africa by a long shot."

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What we know is what I said earlier when I was asked about the GDP numbers is that 2.5 percent is better than we had in the previous quarter and the quarter before that, but it is not good enough by a long shot.

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Like any Trojan Horse strategy, this is a long shot, but it must be tried.

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While this rosy scenario is possible, we believe it would be a long shot.

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