As the snowflakes fall, retreat inside, dear Aquarius.

当雪花飘落，退内，亲爱的水瓶座。

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Exploration and drilling for oil and gas have become easier as climate change forces the ice to retreat, and all countries with borders inside the Arctic circle are fighting to claim their share.

全球变暖迫使冰层消退给石油和天然气的勘探和开采带来方便，边境在北极圈内的所有国家正在认领属于各自的地盘。

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This may explain why there is so little visible security at Putin's dacha, Novo-Ogarevo, the grand Russian presidential retreat set inside a birch- and fir-forested compound west of Moscow.

普京的别墅位于莫斯科以西的冷杉林中，这可以解释为何看不到很多警卫。

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By contrast, a small and poor country such as Kirgizstan has to see the outside world as an opportunity rather than a threat because it is unable to retreat inside its borders.

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Cardinal Ravasi was chosen by the Pope to lead a six-day traditional Lenten retreat inside the Apostolic Palace during which the Pope each year cancels all public engagements and remains closeted for a period of spiritual meditation among his closest advisers.

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The BBC's David Willey in Rome says that after the prayer recital on Sunday the Pope plans to spend the rest of the week on a Lenten prayer retreat closeted inside the Apostolic Palace with senior cardinals and bishops.

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