The country is still hopeful that it will meet its emissions goals, like reducing emissions by 40% by 2020, but the acceptance of electric cars in the country has not occurred as fast as expected.

该国仍希望实现其排放目标，比如到2020年减排40%，但该国对电动汽车的接受没有预期中的那么快。

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Not only is it the only country expected to achieve double-digit growth, its economy will expand by around 25%, miles ahead of the rest.

它可能是世界上唯一一个预计增长速度为两位数——大约25%的国家，这一点任何国家都望尘莫及。

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Those observations have revealed that SN 1979c has not dimmed in the 31 years since its birth, as would be expected if this was anything less than a genuine black hole.

这些观察结果透露了SN 1979c从它出生后的31年里还没有暗淡下去，可以想象，如果说有任何不同，都比不上一个真正的黑洞那样激动人心。

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He is expected to press Israel not to carry out its threat to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.

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The official number is secret, but news reports say the general wants about The request is controversial, not least because with the U.S.troop level in Iraq expected to remain around its current 120,000 for at least several more months, the strain on the U.S.Army is considerable.

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The mayor, who belongs to a party in opposition to the ruling African National Congress (ANC), claimed the city could not afford its expected contribution to build the arena.

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As disappointing as this news might be to some investors, it is hard to fault the company for opting to abandon a business that has not produced its expected rate of returns.

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But he says that the original meaning of the constitution is not what its authors expected the language they used in the document to do solely during their lifetime, but what they meant it to say.

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