By comparing the brightness of distant, far-away supernovae with the brightness of nearby supernovae, the scientists discovered that the far-away supernovae were about 25 percent too faint.

通过对比遥远的超级新星和附近超级新星的亮度，科学家们发现遥远的超级新星相对而言比近的要暗淡25%左右。

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He also hopes to produce a heady 15% to 20% annual return on equity by 2014, not that far from the 25% target that global Banks used to set themselves before the crisis.

他还希望到2014年能在股权上产生一个振奋人心的15%至20%的年回报率，与这个全球银行在危机前自设的25%的目标相差不远。

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So far 25 downwind turbines have been constructed in Japan, and dozens more are in the pipeline.

现在日本已建造了多达25座顺风涡轮发电机，而且还有十几座正在建造中。

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The measles outbreak has been linked to one death so far - that of 25-year-old Gareth Colfer-Williams from Swansea - but further tests are to be carried out after a post-mortem examination proved inconclusive.

BBC: Swansea measles: MMR schools vaccinations in west Wales

Newly appointed chairman Lee Yun-ling left China Airlines after 24 years to head domestic airline Far East Transport, which is 25%-owned by the American International Group.

CNN: How to Repair a Carrier

His 24 years have been exceeded (so far) only by the 25-year jail term handed to Bernie Ebbers, the former boss of WorldCom.

ECONOMIST: A 24-year jail sentence is thrown out