Change occurs at a glacial pace.

变化来得极为缓慢。

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The good news is that Congress moves at a glacial pace.

好消息就是国会也在行动。

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In this week's print edition, the Economist reports on the glacial pace of the reconstruction.

在本周的印刷版，经济学人对缓慢的重建步伐进行了报道。

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All of this occurs at a glacial pace, quarters and years, but it does occur.

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Even a month would be enviable in medicine, where innovations commonly spread at a glacial pace.

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Doubts over Fidel's role have meant that change has so far proceeded at a glacial pace.

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