The human body can absorb no more than about a quart of water per hour, beyond which the brain can swell dangerously, says Dr. Goldfarb.

戈德法布博士称，人体每小时最多只能吸收大约一夸脱水，如果超过这个限度，大脑就会危险地膨胀。

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But as the nation's "freeter" (freelance part-time worker) population continues to swell (nearly 4.5 million as of 2009), young men like Miyano are no longer a shunned and shameful minority.

但是这个国家“自由职业者”(自由职业者兼职人员)的人口不断膨胀(截至2009年近450万)，像宫野这样的年轻男子不再是让人避之唯恐不及和引以为可耻的少数族。

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I have seen the swell of the sea in places where there was no water.

我曾经在没有任何水的地方看过巨大的海浪。

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Unlike the Boston Marathon bombing a week earlier, there were none of the telltale signs of a disaster: no sudden swell of tweets from people in the vicinity of the White House, for instance, Mr. Bailey said.

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Incredibly, he replies to every single tweet, which no doubt helped to swell his legion of followers from 306, 000 after his win on Sunday to more than 460, 000 less than a day later.

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This time, there was no fourth-quarter comeback, no circus-like highlight reel to swell the bandwagon.

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