Ant societies existed in something like their present form more than seventy million years ago.

蚂蚁社会大约在七千万年前就以类似现在的形式存在。

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During the meeting in Luxembourg, Italian Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo told reporters the agreement was unsuitable in its present form.

在卢森堡召开的这次气候变化会议期间，意大利环境部长普雷斯蒂·贾科莫对记者说，这项协议目前的形式是不合适的。

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This special form of vitamin D is naturally present in breast milk.

这种特殊形式的维生素D天然存在于母乳中。

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