Yet there is a dark side to this picture: despite our progress, half of the world's population still suffers, with water services inferior to those available to the ancient Greeks and Romans.

然而，这种情况也有其黑暗的一面：尽管我们取得了进步，世界上仍有一半的人口在受苦，供水服务还不如古希腊和古罗马人。

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Despite all this progress there is still much to do.

尽管有这些进展，仍然有许多事要做。

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Despite a series of warnings that further delays and disagreements could be fatal, finance ministers haven't made major progress at this meeting.

尽管一系列警告称进一步的延误和争论将是致命的，欧盟财长们在这次会议上仍然未取得重大进展。

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Despite this progress, the company is struggling to restore its credibility after numerous setbacks.

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Yet despite this progress, or perhaps because of it, the food police have doubled down in their effort to attack industry.

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Despite this progress, the U.S. spends massive amounts of money trying to keep illicit Cuban goods out of the United States.

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