The boomerang effect has also played a role in attempts to reduce the availability of illicit drugs.

反向效应也在试图减少非法药物的供应方面发挥了作用。

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Statues were created not for their decorative effect but to play a primary role in the cults of the gods, the king, and the dead.

人们不是为了装饰效果而创作了这些雕像，而是为了它们能在祭祀神灵、国王和逝者这一方面发挥主要作用。

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“The bad news is that we’re extremely wasteful,” Mr. Bloom said in an interview. “The positive side of it is that we have a real role to play here, and we can effect change.

“坏消息是我们极其地浪费，”布鲁姆先生在一次访谈中说道，“这件事积极的一面就是我们可以在这里有一个实在的角色可以扮演，我们可以影响事情的变化。

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"Because cardiovascular death is the number one cause of death in the world, not just in developed countries, but throughout the world, the role that air pollutants play on this has a tremendous effect on overall world mortality."

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