Now it is generally believed that the sample from Devil's Hole corresponds to variations in local climate, in the western United States, rather than global climate changes.

现在人们普遍认为魔鬼洞的样本与美国西部当地气候的变化有关，而不是全球气候的变化。

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Ken Caldeira, a scientist at the Carnegie Institution, suggests that this idea might be more suited to local rather than global application, at least at first.

卡内基研究协会中一位名叫肯•卡尔德拉的科学家声称将上述方案进行地区范围内的应用要比全球范围内的应用要更加合适，至少开始期间要这样做。

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With the debate over health-care reform in the United States stretching into its second year, Americans are focusing intently on domestic rather than global health issues.

随着医改引起的争论延伸至第二个年头，美国人把更多的注意力集中到了国内医疗问题而非国际医疗问题。

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International sales are seasonal, not weekly, fare experts say, and often route-by-route rather than global.

WSJ: Finding the Best Fares to Europe

But unlike its California counterpart, Kenya's "Silicon Savannah" is focused primarily on local rather than global concerns.

BBC: How much will technology boom change Kenya?

Rather than going global, electricity bosses should perhaps concentrate on efficiently shrinking their domestic business and returning cash to shareholders.

ECONOMIST: Electricity