He thought that at any time, the butterfly might spread its wings, shrink the body.

他认为，在任何时候，蝴蝶都可能展开翅膀，收缩自己的身体。

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Viruses can spread faster than thought possible by surfing from cell to healthy cell while skipping cells that are already infected, scientists have discovered.

科学家发现，病毒细胞在健康细胞间“冲浪”——越过已经感染的细胞——其传播的速度比我们所能想像的更快。

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A new superbug from India thought to be resistant to nearly every known antibiotic poses a global threat and has spread so far to three U.S. states.

一种新的来自印度的超级细菌几乎可以对抗所有已知抗生素，这直接掀起了全球范围内的恐慌。目前它已经传播到了美国的三个州。

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Because it was precisely because of this one world, run by the Romans and maintained by the Romans, that allowed the spread of Christianity, to a great extent, both ideologically and thought-wise, as well as simply physically.

因为正是由罗马人统治维持的，这个统一的世界，给予基督教在大范围面积内广为传播的机会，不仅是在意识形态和智慧方面，还有物质条件方面。

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Its aims is to contribute to spread the thought, ideals and work of Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo (1922-2006), which are points of reference for the African youth and diaspora, in their commitment for the development of the continent, and quest for shared values.

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Crime has spread to places thought of as safe only a couple of years ago.

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But, alas, according to the scientists who excavated the remains, the bones belonged to humans, and are actually evidence of tribal skull deformation being more wide-spread than first thought.

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