The land started to get drier, which in turn caused a huge decrease in the amount of vegetation because vegetation doesn't grow as well in dry soil, right?

土地开始变得干燥，这反过来又导致了植被数量的大量减少，因为植被在干燥的土壤里无法生长得很好，对吧？

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The motion of a pendulum rocks this device so that it catches and then releases each tooth of the escape wheel, in turn allowing it to turn a precise amount.

钟摆的运动使这个装置晃动，如此一来这个装置能抓住擒纵轮的每一个齿，随后又将其释放，因而使其精确转动一段距离。

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If prices were to turn, the amount of vacant property being held as investment would make a wave of forced selling more likely.

如果价格适当调整，大量空置的投资性房产极有可能掀起一轮抛售热潮。

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The loyalty program lets users accrue points that in turn reduce the amount paid at the pump.

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But this is more than just a race for a Nobel Prize: Fusion's powerful pull is that it has the potential to turn a modest amount of seawater into a large supply of clean energy.

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It showed that rising divorce rates have accelerated the pace of global warming appreciably because they double the number of households, which in turn doubles the amount of resources consumed, waste produced and land used.

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