The continuous and reckless use of synthetic chemicals for the control of pests which pose a threat to agricultural crops and human health is proving to be counter-productive.

为控制害虫，人们持续且不计后果地使用人工合成化学品，对农作物和人类健康造成危害，事实证明会产生相反的效果。

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Critics have long argued that America and its Allies have come to rely too much on high-technology snooping for counter-terrorism purposes and not enough on old-fashioned human spying.

批评人士早就声称，美国及其盟友在反恐领域太过依赖高科技，而忽视了旧式的人工间谍模式。

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It seems that they have run counter to the mainstream of the society on the surface, but actually "id spirit" inevitably embodies human feelings and historical reason.

从表面上看，他们似乎远离了社会主流，其实，“本我精神”中同样包含着普遍的人类情怀和历史理性。

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"And,we ended up being involved in state-building and counter-narcotics and human rights and nation development, which actually took the focus away from the main priority."

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Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism and Human Rights has launched an investigation into their effect on civilians.

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"The U.K. has experienced mission creep from its initial goal of supporting the U.S. in countering international terrorism, far into the realms of counter-insurgency, counter-narcotics, protection of human rights and state building, " committee chairman Mike Gapes said.

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To this list must now evidently be included Ames' very serious compromise of U.S. human intelligence collection activities and counter-intelligence programs designed to protect American secrets from Russian spies.

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