Climate also seems to have played a role in the epidemic of Black Death, which killed about half the population of Central Europe by 1347.

到1347年为止，黑死病差不多夺去了中部欧洲一半人口的生命，而气候似乎也在这一疾病的蔓延过程中发挥了作用。

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Bad weather - especially an unprecedented heat wave in the former Soviet Union, which led to a sharp fall in world wheat production - has also played a role in driving up food prices.

恶劣的天气——特别是在前苏联地区前所未有的热浪袭击导致世界小麦生产大幅下降——在追高食品价格中也起了一定的作用。

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Before leaving we also wandered to Orange Street, which played a part in the National Underground Railroad, the network via which southern slaves escaped to freedom before and during the Civil War.

离开前我们在橙街上游逛，这里是“全国地下铁路网”的一部分，内战前南方的黑奴通过这里逃到北方获取人生自由。

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We also played a game called Chase Mii, which is a simple game of tag played with multiple gamers.

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And then there's Sony Pictures Television, which sent out a Joan of Arcadia box that not only played the series' theme song upon opening, but also featured a live tree, which was prominent in the provided episode.

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There was also a virtual pet, which can be controlled and played with using Kinect.

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