While many people insure against death, far fewer take precautions against long-term loss of income because of sickness.

虽然许多人买人寿险，但很少有人采取预防措施以避免因疾病而造成的长期收入损失。

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The findings also suggest that short-term and long-term sleep loss may actually act on the brain in two different ways.

这项发现也说明了，长期或短期的睡眠缺失实际上可以通过两种不同的方法对大脑起作用。

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The authors of the current study turned their attention to long-term sleep loss, and examined whether the effects of such constant sleep deprivation could be erased with an extended resting period.

现在的研究人员将他们的注意力放在了长期睡眠缺失上，考察了是否持续的休息周期的影响能够弥补此种连续的睡眠缺失的损害。

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Also on board is a new exercise machine, which is part of ongoing studies into the effects of long-term space flight on muscle and bone loss in astronauts.

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Usually for some short-term gain, but inevitably for their long-term loss.

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Such a long term job loss over 10 years is unprecedented, going back to 1890.

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That could limit the long-term loss of human capital associated with the current dearth of jobs for young people.

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