You can shut out the distractions on public transport in a way that was impossible a generation ago.

你可以躲开公共交通的干扰，而这在一代人以前是不可能的。

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Many operations that were considered impossible a few years ago are now performed every day in U.S.hospitals.

两三年前还认为是不可能做的很多手术，现在在美国的各大医院里每天都在做。

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The involvement of the Inuit is crucial also because alterations brought on by climate change increase the chances of intervention in their lifestyle - impossible a decade ago.

因纽特人的参与之所以至关重要，还因为气候变化带来的改变增加了他们的生活方式受到干扰的可能性——这在十年前是不可能的。

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The eight,which have formed a coalition called the Forum for Democratic Dialogue, say fairness is impossible as long as the prime minister appoints the National Electoral Board and the government maintains its tight control over the media.

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I don't think that's gonna happen. What I really do hope is books like this and other actors coming to help religion and rights to be reconcile in a positive way. I don't think that's impossible at all.

我觉得这不太可能会发生，我真正希望的是,能有这样的书籍出现，或者其他的因素,促使宗教和人权和谐共处,走向和解的道路，我觉得这完全有可能。

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I think it's terribly important to keep the distinction in the back of our minds even if we find it, in practical terms, well nigh impossible and possibly even in many contexts a waste of time to be perpetually enforcing it.

你们一定要牢记这个区别,这实在是太重要了，尽管有时我们发现在一些的文本中这种区别很微小,看上去不值得花时间去研究或使用。

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What they're doing now would have been impossible a year ago...

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Such cosiness would have been impossible a few months ago.

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Such a compromise seemed impossible a few months ago.

ECONOMIST: Rock-solid allies? No. But certainly enemies no longer