Kammen, the head of an energy laboratory at Berkeley, says cheap energy enables Western countries to live high on the hog.

卡门，作为伯克利分校能源实验室的负责人，说道低价能源能使西方国家生活得富足。

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While the experts said the hog didn't exactly live up to the hype — local hunters said the pig was 12 feet long and weighed 1, 000 pounds — they still discovered a mighty big hog.

当地猎人们普遍宣称Hogzilla的长度为12英尺，而体重则达到了1000磅，但在专家看来，这头猪根本不可能具有如此硕大的体型。

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In fact, they make so much money that they can live high off the hog .

实际上，他们赚了如此多的钱可以让他们在一个更高的水平上生存。

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They really rake in the cash. In fact,they make so much money that they can live high off the hog.

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Nonetheless, Bryen continued to live high on the hog .

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They didn't live high on the hog.

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"This was someone who was going the whole hog to create a persona and lifestyle, showing a very acute mind to live the way she wanted to live, " the prosecutor said.

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