There are almost 3500 polders in the Netherlands, and almost all of them are continually pumped dry to keep flood waters from destroying nearby homes and buildings.

荷兰共有近3500处堤围泽地，几乎所有这些地区都需要不断抽干积水，以免附近的住宅及建筑物遭到洪水灾害。

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The IMF forecasts that total household spending there will rise by almost 7% in real terms this year. In comparison, the 3% growth in American consumption looks almost parsimonious.

IMF预测说今年在不动产领域亚洲家庭的消费将增长7%，相比之下，美国的3%就有些寒酸了。

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I would think that in almost any creative act there hasto be a spiritual part, the stem of it is basically some pure motivation, butit's almost always mixed with ego.

问：我认为几乎任何的创造行为都有精神的一部分，它的主要部分是一种很单纯的动机，但它总是混合了小我在里面。

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Almost thirty years later, she received a MacArthur Fellowship for her work on the genocide that took place there.

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there is almost a kind of metaphorical play between what he's describing and the sounds with which he is doing the describing.

这里有一个比喻,在他描述的东西和,他即将描述的声音。

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Humans suffered as a consequence from nutritional deficiencies in almost all parts of the world because there weren't complete diets.

几乎全世界的人们都饱受营养不良的困扰,因为他们没有平衡的食谱

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Mr. FLETCHER: It's an area that's almost a - there's really almost nothing there.

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"There are almost 600 rooms available in the city and there's planning for quite a number of hotels, " he said.

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In a continent that glories in political, linguistic and gastronomic diversity, there are almost as many forms of social policy as there are national drinks.

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