Gray does concede that for a scholar to question global warming can put his next federal grant in mortal peril.

威廉·格雷博士承认如果一个学者质疑“全球变暖”，这将使得他将面临下次失去联邦研究经费的危险。

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The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other whom he assumes to have perfect vision.

超级大国的表现常常像两个全副武装的盲人，同处一室，到处摸索，都认为对方目光如炬，因而使自己受到致命的威胁。

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The United States is in mortal peril from a false friend: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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He had imagined himself as a boy winning the World Series, throwing the perfect pass, saving his favorite teachers from mortal peril.

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