As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed.
事实上,被收养者往往很难找到他们的亲生父母,因为大多数被收养者的出生记录通常是被封存的。
This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed.
这是有问题的,因为小麦和大米作为食物时更为重要,约占卡路里消耗总量的一半。
Corn is extensively used as feed for livestock, and because profit margins are tight in the livestock business, many farmers are expected to leave the business.
玉米被广泛用作牲畜饲料,由于畜牧业的利润率很低,许多农民预计将退出这一行业。
Firstly, ambition plays an essential role because it serves as a driving force for people to achieve success.
首先,志向起着至关重要的作用,因为它是人们取得成功的动力源泉。
The study also found that someone who is humble is more likely to initiate a romantic relationship, perhaps because they are less likely to see themselves as "too good" for someone else.
研究还发现,谦虚的人更有可能开始一段恋情,也许是因为他们不太可能“自视过高”从而认为别人高攀不上。
He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons praise America, but, during World War II, his studios made training films for American soldiers.
他也被认为是一个伟大的爱国者,不仅因为他的卡通赞扬美国,而且,在第二次世界大战期间,他的工作室为美国士兵制作训练电影。
He's often hoarse at the end of the day because he performs his dialogue out loud as he writes it. (This may account for its strikingly naturalistic quality.)
在一天结束的时候,他通常声音嘶哑,因为他在写作对话的时候总是大声地把对话喊出来。(这也许可以解释它引人注目的自然主义性质。)
Much as I would love to have gone to the party yesterday, I didn't because I had to prepare for the interview.
尽管我非常想参加昨晚的聚会,但我没去,因为我要为面试做准备。
This new calendar was ideal because it worked well for agricultural purposes as well as for knowing when to have traditional religious festivals.
这个新的日历是理想的,因为它的实用性很好,涵盖了农业活动以及传统宗教节日。
It would certainly be much easier for me as well, because I can fly from Toronto.
对我来说当然也容易得多,因为我可以从多伦多飞过来。
It takes twice as much effort to breathe during sleep because of greater resistance to airflow in the airways and changes in the efficiency of the muscles used for breathing.
由于睡眠时呼吸道中的气流阻力更大,并且用于呼吸的肌肉效率有变化,所以在睡眠时呼吸需要用两倍的力气。
Because those who buy gasoline are the same people who use the roads, the gasoline tax might be viewed as a fair way to pay for this government service.
因为那些购买汽油的人和使用公路的人是同一批人,所以汽油税可能是是支付这项政府服务的公平方式。
This can be useful for businesses such as restaurants and stores because it offers a new way to attract customers.
这对餐馆和商店等企业很有用,因为它提供了吸引顾客的新途径。
Mothers, the researchers warned, will continue to shoulder the burden of childcare and housework for the next four decades, largely because housework such as cleaning and cooking is still regarded as "women's work".
研究人员警告说,在未来40年里,母亲将继续承担照顾孩子和家务的重任,这主要是因为清洁和做饭等家务仍然被视为“妇女的工作”。
Getting to know where essential campus resources are—such as the student advising center, psychological services, and the tutoring center—will make your first few weeks on campus a lot easier, because you won't have to look for them while still getting used to your classes.
了解学校基础的校园资源在哪,如学生咨询中心、心理服务和辅导中心,这会让你在校园的头几周变得更容易,因为你不需要一边适应课程一边寻找这些地点。
He sees YAVIS patients as being preferred by psychotherapists. because they can pay for long term treatment and are more enjoyable to interact with.
他认为雅斐士病人是心理治疗师的首选。
Everyone did these things, and the families existed as families because you did it not for yourself but for the family.
大家都在做这些日常琐事,而家庭之所以存在恰恰是因为你不仅仅是为了自己,还为了家庭。
For now Oscar has adapted to life as an indoor cat because his legs aren't ideal for an outside environment, but otherwise he's back to his mischievous ways.
目前为止,他已经适应了作为一只猫在室内的生活,但由于奥斯卡的腿对户外环境还不够理想,否则他就会又变得和以前那样顽皮。
He says that suffering is valued for its own sake because it is metaphysically necessary for creativity as overcoming.
他认为苦难是有价值的,因为克服了之后,它对创造,来说是必须的,形而上的必须。
They are essential, not just for the individual users' sake, but for society as a whole because they promote social solidarity-that is, sharing and cooperation.
它们是必不可少的,不仅仅是对单个的用户,对整个社会也是,因为它们通过分享与合作促进了整个人类社会的团结和休戚与共。
"For men, the rules don't change as much, because women have so many choices," Maysonave says.
对男性来说,规矩变化不大,这也是因为女性的选择太多了。
Hawaii was selected as the site for Conference because of its cultural diversity and its proximity to the Pacific Rim Countries.
选择夏威夷作为会议举办地是以为其文化的多元性和它距离太平洋沿岸国家近。
Renewables are a problem for the grid, as currently configured, because supply has to match unfettered demand minute-by-minute.
按照现在的配置,可更新对电网来说是个麻烦,因为电力供应必须与分分秒秒无拘无束的需求相匹配。
You might choose to use a word for "dog" as "woof woof" because it sounds like a dog but you can't use a word for "country" that sounds like a country.
你可以用“汪汪”这个词来表示“狗”,因为它听起来像只狗,但你却无法使用一个听起来像国家的词,来表示“国家”。
Do not take a pair of millstones — not even the upper one — as security for a debt, because that would be taking a man's livelihood as security.
不可拿人的全盘磨石或是上磨石作当头,因为这是拿人的命作当头。
It was anguishing for us, because as a doctor I would like to be able to help them in any way I can. But it was not the protocol we agreed to.
也正是这一点让我们感到很苦恼,因为作为医生,我理应尽我所能去帮助患者,但是那样的话,就会违反之前我们与国防部的协定。
This is important information for you, as an administrator, because you control the buffer pool size specification and you can decide what size to specify.
这些信息对您很重要,因为作为一名管理员,您要控制缓冲池大小规格和决定要指定的缓冲池大小。
This is important information for you, as an administrator, because you control the buffer pool size specification and you can decide what size to specify.
这些信息对您很重要,因为作为一名管理员,您要控制缓冲池大小规格和决定要指定的缓冲池大小。
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