经常锻炼可以增强心脏机能，从而减少心脏病发作的危险。

Regular exercise strengthens the heart, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack.

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人们认为这些沟槽有助于将水从嘴中输送到鳃裂外，从而减少水的阻力。

It is thought that these grooves help to channel water through the mouth and out the gill slits, thereby reducing water resistance.

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同时，他们也可以打破非法挖掘机对市场的控制，从而减少从事非法活动的诱因。

At the same time, they would break the illegal excavator's grip on the market, thereby decreasing the inducement to engage in illegal activities.

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He does go around and around the same idea a number of times, which does cut down on the notes for the class, " but it can get a little boring."

他的确一遍遍重复同样的观点很多次，从而减少了课程的笔记内容，但是会让人感到有点无聊“

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People would invest in buildings solely for tax purposes because you could write off the depreciation on the building, so people were cynically setting up DPPs as tax shelters only.

人们可以仅仅为了避税而投资一幢大楼,因为你可以对大楼计提折旧,注,计提的折旧可以抵扣税前收益从而减少应交税金 所以讽刺的是DPP仅被当做了避税工具

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