The oil catastrophe afflicting the Gulf of Mexico underscores just how dangerous offshore oil exploration can be.
墨西哥湾的石油泄漏可谓飞来横祸，近海石油勘探的危险也由此可见一斑。
OF ALL the blights afflicting the sea, carbon dioxide is just one. Man has used the oceans as a dustbin for far too long.
在所有正折磨着大海的破坏分子中，二氧化碳只为其一。从很久很久以前，人类就把海洋当作垃圾桶来使用了。
The treaty is certainly not going to solve all the troubles afflicting the oceans, nor settle all the world’s maritime disputes.
公约当然不能立即解决所有困扰海洋的问题，或者平息全世界关于海洋的争端。
Investors' concerns about the international financial system were exacerbated by problems afflicting the German mortgage firm Hypo Real Estate.
德国抵押贷款公司Hypo Real Estate的困境加剧了投资者们对国际金融体系的担忧。
Environmental pollution is afflicting many cities and towns all over the world.
环境污染在危害着全世界的许多城镇。
In 2000, over 600,000 new cases of skin cancer were diagnosed, afflicting more people than all other cancers combined.
2000年超过60万的皮肤癌新病例被诊断出来，患病人数比其他各种类型的癌症都要多。
Until quite recently, the world's fastest-growing big economies both felt themselves largely immune from the contagion afflicting the rich world.
这之前，世界上增长最快的两大经济体都觉得它们对发达国家所患的“传染病”具有很大程度的免疫力。
Chronic open wounds-also known as "bedsores" or "pressure ulcers" -are a painful and sometimes fatal condition afflicting about 5 million Americans.
慢性开放性伤口(也叫“褥疮”或“压力溃疡”)是一种很痛苦，有时是致命性的疾病，困绕着大约500万美国人。
Already, climate change is suspected - though not proven - to have been a factor in a string of disease outbreaks afflicting both people and animals.
人们怀疑，气候变化是人畜感染一系列疾病的一个原因，尽管这一点尚未得到证实。
And China's heavy reliance on exports and foreign investment ensures that the uncertainties now afflicting the global economy are haunting the Chinese as well.
此外，由于中国经济高度依赖出口和外国投资，这就使得如今全球经济的不确定性也在对中国人造成不利影响。
Anna Wulf, like Lessing herself, strives for ruthless honesty as she aims to free herself from the chaos, emotional numbness, and hypocrisy afflicting her generation.
安娜·沃尔夫，跟莱辛本人一样，为残酷的真相而努力不懈，因为她的目标是把自己从混乱，感情上的麻木以及困扰她们那一代人的伪善之中解放出来。
The crisis afflicting the industry has prompted several major US newspapers to cease print publication including the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Rocky Mountain News.
这场困扰报业的危机已迫使美国主要报纸停止印刷出版，其中包括《西雅图邮讯报》和《洛基山新闻》。
The Swiss National bank, for instance, has been among the keenest on coordinated action, in part because of the problems afflicting UBS AG, one of two major Swiss Banks.
举例来说，瑞士央行在采取联合行动方面一直表现得非常积极，部分原因就是瑞士两大银行之一的瑞士银行(UBS AG)在危机中受到了冲击。
Postpartum depression, in particular, has been drawing growing attention, afflicting some 15% of new mothers, as Michelle said in her eloquent post on the challenges of returning to work with PPD.
尤其是产后抑郁症已经引起了越来越多的关注，约15%的产妇深受其苦，米歇尔在她的文章中就谈到了患产后抑郁症重返工作岗位时面临的挑战。
The ECB is raising rates to snuff out inflation pressure, but it is being delicate in its policy response as there is still a sovereign debt crisis going on that is afflicting some peripheral nations.
欧洲央行正在上调利率以消除通胀压力，但其在政策回应上相当谨慎，因为部分外围国家仍在受主权债务危机的折磨。
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