Thrice each year the triarchs of Volantis send a galley upriver with provisions, but the mercy ships are oft late and sometimes bring more mouths than food.

每年瓦兰提斯的元老们都会三次派遣载着给养的大船逆流向上，但是这怜悯之船总是迟到而且有时会带回比食物更多的人口。

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More than 300, 000 Americans with renal failure, often caused by diabetes, trudge to dialysis centers on a rigid thrice-weekly schedule.

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