The strength of an individual, as compared with that of the masses, is but a drop in the ocean.

个人的力量和群众的力量相比，不过是沧海一粟。

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Lower oil prices are welcome and better for the global economy than higher oil prices. But Monday's drop is best seen as a symptom of waning global demand than a source of strength.

对于全球经济而言，低油价好过高油价，但周一油价的下跌至多会被看作全球需求放缓的一个征兆，而非推动经济增长的力量。

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Apple says the unnatural drop in reception is a direct result of the iPhone misreporting signal strength, and that the "big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place."

苹果说，不自然的信号下降是iPhone错误报告信号强度的直接结果，而且信号格大幅下降是因为在第一个地方的最高信号格并不真实。

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They lack the strength of character to drop the act.

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Tornados are rated on several scales for strength based either on wind speed, pressure drop, or damaged caused, but the updated Enhanced Fujita Scale is the presently accepted scale in the United States.

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Contrast that with the Bank's forecasts, which show a much sharper drop in the growth rate in 1998 as the strength of the pound finally hits exports, before a rebound in 1999.

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