"One really key question is how much influenza is transmitted in tropical locations" -places with high absolute humidity year-round - "and how this compares to temperate parts of the world," he said.

“一个关键的问题是有多少流感病毒在热带地区传播”——这个地区终年有着较高的绝对湿度——“并且它和温带地区的的关系是什么，”他说。

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There are now proportionately fewer malnourished people in the world than there used to be (though the absolute number is high and rising).

现如今，因为营养不良导致体弱多病的人口比例较之过去已经降低（尽管这类人群的绝对数目依然很高，并且持续增长）。

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You probably believe that your eyes register high-fidelity information about the absolute size, speed and distance of visible objects and that you respond based on these impartial data.

也许你会以为，眼睛所见即为真实，通过观测，我们能够清楚知道事物精确的大小、速度和距离，而你的反应也是基于这些客观数据。

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This is because investors should be looking not at relative value, but for the same high absolute returns that they would require of similarly risky equities.

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If investors are willing to reward companies that pay dividends by buying their shares, then companies with high relative cash holdings in addition to absolute cash levels would do well to listen.

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