“为什么不借你姐姐的车？”卡珊德拉生硬地说道。

"Why don't you borrow your sister's car?" said Cassandra stiffly.

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但卡德拉教授则认为，小范围的测试——可能对北极进行小幅降温的实验——是更安全之举。

But Dr. Caldeira says that small-scale testing — perhaps an experiment intended to slightly cool the Arctic — could be safer than the alternative.

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针对与会观众的民意调查以压倒性多数通过2012年伦敦奥运会，这令卡珊德拉倍受鼓舞。

Cassandra was rather encouraged by a straw poll of the audience: overwhelming approval for the 2012 London Olympics.

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