I think there's at least and I'm not going into any specifics but I think there's at least some chance of a modest acceleration But,because of the way General Odierno sees things going, that remains to be seen,".

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This is less of a problem in modern life then it used to be, but because things are supplemented and fortified-- overly so in some cases-- but still the deficiencies are less common then they used to be.

相比过去,这在现代社会中已不太多见,因为如今很多食物有人工添加的微量元素,有些甚至是过度添加了,但相比过去,缺乏微量元素已不那么常见了

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I've assigned a full two weeks to the Republic, which would be four lectures, but because I wanted to do some other things with the course as well, I had to cut the Republic by one lecture, and now I'm paying for that today.

我会分配两周的时间来消化《理想国》,等同四堂讲课，但因为我想要,加一些内容到课堂来，所以我必需砍掉《理想国》的一堂课，今天我要付出代价。

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Finally though, the point that he makes is a terrific one, all of these things seem natural to us but the reason why they seem natural is not because they are in some sense necessary or logical truths.

最后，尽管，他表达得很好，所有这些对我们而言很自然,但我们认为他们自然的原因,并非他们是必要的,或是逻辑真理。

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