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Every death is a tragedy—regardless of the cause—but we have no greater claim to use this earth than any of the other creatures that we share it with.

每一种死亡都是悲剧——不管死因是什么——但是我们并没有比与我们共存于地球上的其它生物更大的权利来利用地球上的一切。

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Great teams always have a noble cause. The great teams we studied all had a noble cause, and, more than that, they had extreme clarity about that cause.

我们研究过的伟大团队都拥有一个崇高的目标，而且更重要的是，他们对该目标具有极度清晰的共识。

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"It does not really matter because in the best case scenario we have today,we will still have a moderate virus that is projected to cause several million deaths extra deaths than the usual influenza annual mortality, which means that even in the best-case scenario, we do have an emergency on our hand,"

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Spotted fever in purples for example, which we call measles, was a significant cause of death as was the plague, which we don't have anymore, thank goodness.

拿紫色斑疹热作为例子,我们也把这种病称作麻疹,它是导致死亡的主要原因,就好像瘟疫,而现在不会再这样了,感谢上帝

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We therefore have a situation in which a major cause of the lackluster recovery is being ignored.

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"We could have simply proposed to close the childcare businesses but we are mindful that this would cause a huge amount of disruption and distress for parents, carers, children and staff, " she said.

BBC: Liverpool nurseries sale plan: Consultations begin

Of course it's all for a good cause (one which could have been prevented at a fraction of what we have donated now - guilt feelings?) but it seems everyone forgets that while the media sleeps there are many deserving causes that need just as much help and which are morally much less acceptable.

BBC: Is the world doing enough for quake areas?