would have been the winning answer had everyone assumed that the average would have been constantly compounded down to 1, but since a couple of people chose the, I mean not incorrect answers, but the higher averages, then it was pushed up to 13.

如果大家都认为,平均数会一直下降到1的话,1应该是最终的答案,但是由于一部分人选择了,并不是说是错误的,但是却高于平均值的数,就把平均数推高到了13

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Some of that is being forced by the United States and the corn to ethanol conversion program that has pushed up the price of corn a great deal, pushed down the world supply of corn for eating, and pushed up world prices.

美国在一定程度上推动了这件事,玉米向乙醇转化项目,大大抬高了玉米价格,削减了可供食用玉米的供应量,世界玉米的价格就提高了

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We had this huge bubble in home prices and it pushed prices up to extraordinary levels.

房价中存在大量泡沫,这些泡沫将房地产推向极度繁荣

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