Establishing a national renewable electricity standard will help to unify the fragmented U.S. grid system — an important step in the wider adoption of using more wind and solar for energy generation.

建立一个国家新兴能源发电统一标准将有助于统一美国零散的电网系统，这是广泛采用风能和太阳能发电重要的一步。

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And if the wind is really blowing, then you hang on to the side of the boat, promising that if you ever step on land again, you will donate half your earnings to paving the oceans.

如果刮大风，那你就会抓着小船的边，决心要是能够再次踏上陆地，将捐献出一半的收入把海洋填平。

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I sat on the step of our front door watching the seagulls wheel and fly and sail on the wind.

我坐在我们前门的台阶上看海鸥乘风盘旋、飞翔、飘游。

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Perhaps the recent sequester overhyped yet still expected to yield more cutbacks in and around Washington than elsewhere will wind up as the first small step of a new age of forced austerity.

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It is also an "enabler" for renewable energy, providing a source of electricity that can step in to fill the gap when the wind is not blowing or the sun is not shining.

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The North African nation took a step towards supporting green efforts this past week with the deadline for construction bids linked to an unspecified number of solar and wind farms.

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