One thing is not in doubt: the longer the world temporizes, the more people die.

有一点是不用怀疑的：世界耽搁越久，越多人就会遇害。

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People living in the most deprived areas are four times more prone to die from avoidable causes than counterparts in more affluent places.

最贫困地区的人死于可避免死因的几率是较富裕地区的人的4倍。

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Swine flu is killing young people rather than the very elderly, and although winter is just starting, more young people have already died of flu than normally die over the entire winter.

与老年人相比，甲流对年轻人的杀伤性更大。尽管冬天才刚刚开始，但今冬以来因为流感而死亡的年轻人人数已经超过了往年。

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The experts say more people will die from cancer than heart disease, the current leading killer.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

It predicts that more than 7 million people will die early from the disease.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

The World Health Organization estimates about two million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution, more than half in developing countries.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

"If we don't find a solution... then the inevitable consequence is more people will die, more needless humanitarian suffering will occur and more displacement into South Sudan and Ethiopia, " he warned.

BBC: Humanitarian crisis in Sudan south gets worse, says UN

More than 30, 000 people die every year from guns in the U.S., and more than 400, 000 are victims of nonfatal crime committed with guns.

CNN: Mass murder and powerful firearms

Official U.S. mortality statistics show 800 more people die each day during the winter than during the summer.

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