Both animals and people were gasping for breath in the rarefied air.

动物和人在稀薄的空气中都大口喘着气。

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Lift is a problem in the rarefied air of the stratosphere, and it seems such a design can help.

在空气稀薄的平流层中，如何产生升力是一个问题。 这种飞艇通过氢气浮力和空气动力制造升力的设计看上去能够解决这个难题。

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All those lives maintained in the rarefied air of the absurd could not persevere without some profound and constant thought to infuse its strength into them.

没有某种深邃的思想一成不变地为之输入力量，所有这些在荒谬的稀薄空气中维持的生命都无法继续。

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So too are many of the factory chimneys that help turn the city's rarefied air into noxious smog.

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Strategy was con ceived in the rarefied air of highly staffed headquarters and sent out as 32-point orders to line managers.

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"Access to the rarefied air of celebrity is more available, " Bailey said.

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