They are not going to put on their best performance just after they laid their eggs, because they haven't invested that much time or energy in parenting yet.

它们不会在刚下蛋后就表现出最佳状态，因为它们还没有在养育孩子上投入那么多时间或精力。

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Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane, but there was that element of excitement about where you would finish up that night.

与乘火车或飞机旅行相比，你不仅能了解到更多关于一个国家的信息，而且还能感受到那晚在哪里结束的那种兴奋。

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A pitcher or a flytrap cannot carry out much photosynthesis because, unlike plants with ordinary leaves, they do not have flat solar panels that can grab lots of sunlight.

猪笼草或捕蝇草不能进行太多光合作用，因为和普通植物的叶子不一样，它们没有能接受太阳能的平台，来吸收大量阳光。

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But how much TV may or may not be to blame is a question that the study leaves unanswered.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Now, let's say, I'm not really much concerned with whether this was an argument that Plato thought worked or not.

我其实并不太关心,柏拉图本人认为,这个论证是否说得通

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I agree, meditation is not something that you just do for an hour a day or a month or however much time you do it, it's supposed to be a practice you implement into your daily life.

我也认为冥想不是坚持一天或一个月,就能达到的,不管花多少时间在上面，这都只是种练习,要融入到日常生活中去。

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Or does that not carry much weight in the balance?

FORBES: Why There Could Be Collateral Damage From An Israeli First Strike On Iran

They were expected to come out with at least one stunning conclusion right off the bat, and they did: Human beings had about 32, 000 genes, give or take several thousand--not that much more than a fruit fly or a worm.

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All those reserves really will be gone in a generation or not much more than that.

FORBES: But Every Generation Does Indeed Exhaust Its Mineral Reserves