Rather than maintaining the now redundant leaves throughout the winter, the tree saves its precious resources and discards them.

这棵树并没有在整个冬天都保留现在多余的叶子，而是储存了宝贵的资源并抛弃了多余的树叶。

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We are grateful to Gabon for its firm support for China's lofty cause of national reunification and its precious support for China in international affairs.

我们感谢加蓬坚定支持中国统一大业，在国际事务中给予中国宝贵支持。

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What sensible nation would not want to capture and recycle its precious and finite resources? What discerning people would not want to enjoy a litter-free environment?

任何一个关心环境问题的国家都不愿放任其珍贵且有限的资源流失，而不加以循环利用；任何一个有辨别能力的人都想享有一个清洁的环境。

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India has snapped up nearly half the precious metal the IMF is selling to shore up its finances and increase lending to developing countries.

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And so, arguably, the fact that life is precious, that it won't endure, could actually increase its value for us.

所以，可以说，生命是珍贵的，它将不再这个事实，事实上可能增加了其对我们来说的价值。

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Second, despite its precious headline and cute lede, is the Winnipeg Free Press story on Ms. Eckler really about debt collection?

FORBES: Using Twitter for Debt Collection, Sort of (or Something About Rebecca Eckler's $9,000 Twitter Quest)

Was Tiffany's now taking a risk in allowing this, um, innovator to be given the freedom of its precious windows, its very invitation to the marvels within?

ECONOMIST: Gene Moore

At the company's mobile hackathon in January, he was presented with a pair of the brainwave-tracking novelties and immediately cracked it open to gain access to its precious torrents of data.

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