Contrary to expectations, the amount of energy reaching Earth at visible wavelengths increased rather than decreased as the Sun's activity declined, causing this warming effect.

和预料的正好相反，因为太阳活动减弱，到底地球的可见光波的能量反而增加，进而导致地球变暖。

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We hope that relevant parties can contribute more to easing the tension and solving the issue rather than the contrary.

希望有关各方多做有利于缓和局势、解决问题的积极努力而不是相反。

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Contrary to what the ie team actually believes, users can expect a new release within nine months, rather than a full year.

和IE小组实际认为的相反，用户能期待在9个月内有一个新版本发布，而不是整整一年。

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The horror-loving audience who wants to be scared silly, on the other hand, ought to know that, TV ads featuring night-vision footage of freaked out preview patrons to the contrary, this is a movie of quiet spookiness rather than loud BOO!

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