Alcohol's effects continue long after the party is over: some cytokines were still not on full duty guarding against infection 24 hours after the binge.

一些细胞因子在许久后的24小时并不是完全的对抗着感染，因酒精的作用会一直持续。

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Yesterday's comments left it unclear when, or whether, the federal government will pay the full cost of guarding against the next big storm.

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This is beneficial in guarding against a full-scale banking crisis, but it is not sufficient to secure levels of new bank lending to productive customers that is necessary given the European slump.

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