That any traces at all remain from so long ago is astounding, and anyway it is not the completeness of the fossil record but its consistency that matters.

这些延伸到过去的印迹令人震撼，虽然这些并不是全部的线索，但是重要在于化石记录着过去到现在的连带关系。

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What matters more than a yearly record from a single group is the longer trend, as shown in the plot at the top of this page.

比研究一年一年的记录更有价值的是研究长期的趋势，正如本文一开始所展示的图表。

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In a race where every second matters, it was a devastating blow to Armstrong's hopes of winning a record eighth Tour DE France.

比赛中可谓分秒必争，这对于想获得第八次环法冠军的阿姆斯特朗来说是个毁灭性的打击。

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And General Pinochet's personal record in matters of democracy and human rights is worse than patchy.

ECONOMIST: Enough of Pinochet

To make matters worse, the Caribbean's record of economic growth has been mediocre.

ECONOMIST: Debt in the Caribbean

That matters as India tries to improve a dismal record of building military hardware.

ECONOMIST: Asian missiles