An extreme winter has US gas inventories 3% below the 5-year average, yet traders are confident that supply will come roaring back once the drawdown season ends.

今年的冬季极寒使美国天然气库存量较5年平均水平下降3%，但交易员充满信心，认为一旦下降季节结束，供应量将重新飙升。

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Toxins are filtered by the clay and the resultant water ends up being cleaner than the average bottle of water.

毒素被粘土过滤掉，最终产生的水比一般的瓶装水都干净。

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As this year's Atlantic hurricane season ends, only three hurricanes have formed - half the average of the last 50 years - and none had hit the United States.

截止目前，今年的飓风季节即将结束，仅仅有三个飓风形成，数目比过去半个世纪的平均值还要少一半，而且没有一个飓风登陆美国。

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Looking at recessions over the past forty years, a recovery in employment occurs (on average) nineteen months after GDP growth ends a recession.

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How this situation ends up will likely be quite ugly for the average Cypriot.

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In March it set a target of 7.5% for this year, consistent with an average of 7% over the course of the five-year plan that ends in 2015.

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