A second, more likely, explanation is that the extremely dry climate of ancient Egypt was largely responsible, given that dryness promotes the preservation of organic remains generally.
第二种,更有可能的解释是,古埃及极端干燥的气候是主要原因,因为干燥促进了有机遗骸的保存。
What America seeks, given the chilly climate, is another détente.
鉴于当前寒气逼人的氛围,美国方面所寻求的是另一种缓兵之计。
The purpose of this application is to compare climate data such as average rainfall for two given locations and to visualize their data as graphs in a chart.
该应用程序的目的是比较两个给定位置的天气数据,比如平均降雨量,并在图表中以图形的方式显示这些数据。
But should a fervent belief in the need to fight climate change be given the same legal protection as an actual religion?
但认为要为应对气候变化而战这种虔诚的信念真的应该和真实的信仰相提并论,并得到同等的法律保护吗?
His advisers seem to have concluded that a climate bill was a non-starter given the parlous state of the economy, and concentrated on health care instead.
他的顾问团似乎已经做下定论:在这种经济困难时期,在气候法案上的努力终将是徒劳,因而将注意力投向医疗法案。
But the averages do not necessarily make it easier to link specific weather events, like a given flood or hurricane or heat wave, to climate change.
但是很多人不会把特定的气候状况,例如洪水,龙卷风或热浪和气候变化联系起来。
Weather and climate are intimately related: weather is the state of the atmosphere at a given place and time, while climate is the aggregate of weather conditions over time.
天气和气候是紧密相连的:天气是在一定地点上一定时间内的大气状况,然而气候是一段时期内天气条件的综合状况。
For a start, the first round agreement of a 5% emissions reduction from Annex I (that is, industrialised) countries was woefully insufficient, given the scale of the challenge posed by climate change.
从一开始,第一回合附件I协定的有关发达国家减少5%排放量——考虑到气候变化所带来的挑战的规模而言——是非常不足的。
To avoid dangerous climate change we will have to limit the total amount of carbon we inject into the atmosphere, not just the emission rate in any given year.
而我们人类为了避免气候发生这样危险的变化,就必须限制排放的温室气体总量,而不是仅仅限制排放率来延长使用期限。
The question is, can CO2 molecules be given an artificial leg-up into space, so that they leave the atmosphere in sufficient Numbers to make a difference to climate change?
关键问题是,CO2分子是不是获得到足够大人工力量以进入太空,从而使足够多数量的CO2脱离大气层并导致气候的改变?
Climate change was chosen for the beta, given the urgency of the issue and the need for the Bank to be transparent about its work.
之所以选择了气候变化的内容作测试版,是因为这个问题具有紧迫性而且世行对自身开展的工作需要具备透明度。
The question is, can CO 2 molecules be given an artificial leg-up into space, so that they leave the atmosphere in sufficient Numbers to make a difference to climate change?
关键问题是,CO2分子是不是获得到足够大人工力量以进入太空,从而使足够多数量的CO 2脱离大气层并导致气候的改变?
This is much lower than the 2008 rate of 11.2%, but solid given the current international climate.
这比2008年的11.2%的比率下降了许多,这完全被此时的国际环境所影响。
IN the optimistic view, Barack Obama has given a jolt of energy to the Copenhagen climate talks.
在乐观主义者看来,奥巴马给哥本哈根气候会议注入了一股强大的推动力。
Polar bears were listed as threatened last year, the first time any species had been given protection primarily because of climate change.
北极熊在去年被列进濒临物种名单,此为首例因气候变迁而引起的保护行为。
Other factors are often far more important and the ultimate impact of climate change on any given population is going to be dependent upon how stressed that population is by these other problems.
通常其它的因素带来的影响更加重要。气候变化带来的最终影响更加取决于其它因素对这个种群的重要性。
Given the current economic climate, it's unsurprising that 20 percent of Brits dream more if they are under pressure, demonstrating that it is increasingly difficult to forget about work.
在当前的经济环境下,有20%的英国人在压力下更多地会梦见和工作相关的事,这并不奇怪。这表明英国人要想把工作抛在脑后将会更难。
It also gives the world time to agree how much money should be given to help poor countries adapt to climate change and also cut emissions.
它还给了全世界足够的时间来就以下问题达成一致:到底需要多少资金来资助穷困国家适应气候变化问题、并推动其同样减少排放。
Given this climate many young educated workers are fleeing the state.
有鉴于现在的环境,许多受过教育的年轻工人正逃离密歇根。
The incentives were needed given the region's harsh climate - scorching summers and freezing winters, with January temperatures regularly falling below -30C.
鉴于这一地区严酷的环境——夏季异常炙热,冬季极其寒冷,一月份的气温通常都在零下30度以下,这些激励措施显然是很有必要的。
A related study shows strong climate effects on sub-Saharan agriculture in Africa not seen elsewhere, which is not perhaps surprising given the huge effect of the 1980s droughts across the Sahel.
一个相关的研究发现,强烈的气候对撒哈拉以南非洲农业的影响并不是随处可见。考虑到上世纪80年代,西非荒漠草原的大范围干旱对农业的巨大作用,这个发现不会让人太惊讶。
But given today's far-from-ideal economic climate, Evans recommends having several fallback strategies to ride out the bad times and get ready for a recovery.
考虑到如今远非理想的经济状况,Evans推荐你应该为自己多留几条后路,这样才能安然度过危机,为经济复苏做好准备。
"Given Miami's balmy climate, the design lifts from symbols of comfort and repose".
鉴于迈阿密的气候,设计从舒适和安静的方向展开。
Given the seriousness of the danger, Mr. Brand supports climate-engineering research, and he has updated his famous line from four decades ago. The update makes a good concluding lesson for turqs.
鉴于危机的严重性,布兰德先生开始支持气候工程研究,并更新了40年前的名言。
Given my responsibility for climate change negotiations, let me touch on this key global issue and the important role of China in addressing climate change.
鉴于我肩负着气候变化谈判的责任,下面我将谈谈这个关键的全球议题和中国在应对气候变化中的重要作用。
Given my responsibility for climate change negotiations, let me touch on this key global issue and the important role of China in addressing climate change.
鉴于我肩负着气候变化谈判的责任,下面我将谈谈这个关键的全球议题和中国在应对气候变化中的重要作用。
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