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The exoplanet is a few times the mass of Earth, but it should still be small enough to be rocky rather than a gas giant like Jupiter.

这个系外行星的质量是地球的几倍，但是它足够小，能够由岩石构成，而不是像木星是一团巨大的气体。

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It's very close, but overall the cumulative effects of cloud are to cool Earth rather than heat it.

这十分相近，但是总体上来说，云的累积作用是降低地球的温度而不是让地球升温。

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He also said: "We do not need presidents who are bigger than the country, but rather ones who speak for it and support it."

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Second thing we've been doing, I want to highlight for you is, we've along the way, mostly just verbally rather than writing it down, but we've been talking about good style.

我们一直在学的第二件事情是,我想给大家强调下，我们一直在口头上说，而没有把它写下来，但是我们一直在说优秀的风格。

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But I think it's better to come study here rather than stay in Spain just because of the system again.

但我觉得来到这里学习比留在西班牙好，因为这里的体制比较好。

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But rather than seeing it as a risk, they saw it as an opportunity.

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But rather than letting it put them off, the attacks seem to have made many runners more determined than ever to complete the course.

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"The detectorist found a spearhead first but rather than dig it all up he reported it to Katie Hinds from the Portable Antiquities Scheme, " he said.

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