The difference in regular red-wine consumption has been narrowing, but no similar convergence in heart-disease rates has occurred.
在定期饮用红酒方面的差异正在缩小，但在心脏病发病率方面没有出现类似的趋同现象。
But the increase in human consumption has been slowing for decades as population growth moderates.
但由于在过去数十年人口增加渐缓，人类消费的增幅也相对回落。
Most grains are used as food either for people or for livestock. But the increase in human consumption has been slowing for decades as population growth moderates.
大多数谷物一般都用作人类食品或者家畜饲料，但数十年来随着人口增长趋于缓和，人类谷物消耗量的增长已逐渐减缓。
But if consumption, the very hallmark of American culture, did not save the day in the 2000s, why would it do so today?
不过，如果消费，这个美国文化的标志不能拯救2000年代的话，今天它又会有什么效果呢？
But, more is needed to boost the role of consumption in China's economy on a sustained basis.
但是，要想促进消费在中国经济中持续发挥作用，还需要采取更多措施。
But the aviation industry has set itself a tough target: a 50% reduction in fuel consumption by 2020, to cut CO2 emissions in half.
但是航空业已经给自己下了一个严格的目标到2020年燃油消耗量下降50%并减少一半的二氧化碳排放量。
But the data shows changes in the pattern of global energy consumption that are likely to indicate long-term change.
但是数据显示，全球能源消费模式的变化将很可能预示着长期的改变。
The consequence may not be just more light for the same amount of energy, but an actual increase in energy consumption, rather than the decrease hoped for by those promoting new forms of lighting.
结果可能不是相同数量的能源用来供应更多的照明，而是能源消耗的增加，并非那些推动新形式照明人所希望的那样会减少。
But China's per capita oil consumption is only one-thirteenth of the U.S. — in other words, there's a lot of room to grow.
但中国的人均石油消费量只是美国的十三分之一，换言之，还有很大的增长空间。
But as the price of fuel declined in the 1980s, American consumption habits turned back toward big cars and light trucks.
但是，随着燃料价格在20世纪80年代的下降，美国的消费偏好又回到了大型轿车和轻型卡车上。
But although consumption per mouth in poorer countries has far to go to catch up with the West (see chart), growth is set to slow, predicts Nomura.
但是尽管在穷国的每个人的消耗量远远赶不上西方国家，Nomura预测，增长也下降的很缓慢。
We've known that social is growing lightning fast - notably, Facebook consumption, which grew by 69 percent - but now it's clear that Facebook is not growing in addition to the Web.
众所周知的是社交网络闪电般的快速增长——尤其是，Facebook的消费量增长了69%——但是，现在很明显的是Facebook的增长并没有到网络。
We've known that social is growing lightning fast — notably, Facebook consumption, which grew by 69 percent — but now it's clear that Facebook is not growing in addition to the Web.
众所周知的是社交网络闪电般的快速增长——尤其是，Facebook的消费量增长了69%——但是,现在很明显的是Facebook的增长并没有到网络。
Coal consumption in the electric-power sector during the first nine months of 2010 was up from 2009, but still down 5.7 percent from 2008's near-record levels, according to EIA figures.
按照能源信息署的数字，2010年前9个月全国发电行业煤炭消耗量比2009年同期增加了，但比2008年接近纪录的水平还是低了5.7%。
Belgium has made it illegal to smoke in the presence of minors or in public-as California would should Prop 19 pass-but will tolerate personal consumption in private.
在比利时，在公共场合与未成年人面前吸大麻是非法的——与加利福尼亚的第十九项提案一样——但可以放宽允许在私人场合的个人消费。
But how, in the meantime, should we approach our personal consumption?
但同时，我们应该如何处理个人消费问题呢？
But once the meat is ready for consumption, production lines could be set up in plants producing large amounts much more quickly and cheaply.
然而一旦这种肉是准备来吃的，生产线就可以在工厂组建起来，更快和更便宜地生产大量的肉。
Not only will it mean phone users no longer have to hunt for the right charger, but the specifications for the new device include a 50% reduction in standby energy consumption.
它不仅仅意味着手机使用者不再需要四处寻找合适的充电器，而且新产品的规格中也包括减少50%的待机能耗。
But consumption does not necessarily translate into technological leadership — if it did, the United States would have little to worry about in most product categories.
但是消费并不一定能转变为技术领先，如果能的话，那么美国对大多数其他类别的产品也该要担心了。
One might think that the excess calories associated with alcohol consumption could, in theory, contribute to obesity, but that's not what we saw in these individuals.
可能有人会认为，从理论上来讲，饮酒提供的过多热量会促使人肥胖，不过我们从这些人身上看到的却不是这么回事。
But in the mid-19th century, Britain's stagnant agricultural production, food consumption, the UK, increasingly dependent on meat and agricultural raw materials imported from abroad.
但到了19世纪中期，英国的农业生产停滞不前，英国消费的粮食、肉类和农业原料越来越依靠从外国进口。
There is a limit that is not based on animal studies, but we can't be certain that even the small amount is safe in humans, especially if consumption of the chemical goes on for years.
目前有一个并非基于动物研究的三聚氰胺的数额限值，但我们不能确定，即使是这少量的数额是否对人类来说就是安全的，尤其是经过长年累月的摄取三聚氰胺。
But for most of the country's elite the most conspicuous item of consumption is sending their children to university in America.
但是对该国大多数精英而言，最引人注意的消费项目是送孩子到美国读大学。
But for most of the country's elite the most conspicuous item of consumption is sending their children to university in America.
但是对该国大多数精英而言，最引人注意的消费项目是送孩子到美国读大学。
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