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They seem to be less realistic than folktales, like they have something improbable happening—a frog turning into a prince, say.

它们似乎没有民间故事那么真实，包含一些不太可能发生的事，比如一只青蛙变成了王子。

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If you take into account the warming trend of the past half century, however, the extraordinary heatwave starts to look less improbable: a once-in-a-century event, perhaps.

如果你考虑到过去的半个世纪里全球变暖的趋势，然而，这种不寻常的热浪开始显得那么不可思议：也许是一个一世纪一次的大事件。

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Now a series that seemed so improbable is a reality.

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More importantly perhaps, it counts Nassim Taleb, who popularized this notion with his best-selling book The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable as a member of its research team.

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And we believe that anyone with a solid plan and a willingness to work hard can turn even the most improbable idea into a successful business.

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