One of the Titans, whose name was Prometheus, was wiser than the rest. He often thought about what would be likely to happen in the future.

泰坦中有一个名叫普罗米修斯，他是巨人中最聪明的，时常思考将来会发生什么。

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That is far less likely to happen if Congress also adopts strong "pay-go" rules requiring that any increase in payments to providers be offset by new taxes or budget cuts.

如果国会也采取强硬的“现收现付”规则，要求用新的税收或预算削减来抵消增加的支付给供应商的费用，这种情况发生的可能性就会小得多。

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It's not going to happen overnight, but these obstacles will very likely be overcome.

这不会在一夜之间发生，但这些将很有可能被克服。

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There has to be a sense, moving from sentence to sentence, that something is likely to happen next.

必须有一种感觉，从一句话到另一句话，认为接下来会发生什么。

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However, consider what already happens at popular comprehensives, and would be likely to happen if a grammar school had to drop its entrance exam.

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At the same time, however, democracy makes it much easier for a substantial and implacable minority to make sure things don't happen, and that seems likely to be the case with plans for more nuclear power.

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But a final version of the bill will need to be worked out in conference between House and Senate leaders, which is likely to happen sometime next month.

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