The problem is exacerbated by the lack of an adequate replacement for a pair of Earth-observation satellites, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory and Glory, which failed on launch in the past two years.

在过去两年Glory观测卫星失败发射，所以无法提供备用的地球观测卫星，这进一步加重了该问题。

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The problem was exacerbated because, as Mexico’s condition deteriorated, in order to raise money it had issued short-term debt instruments called tesobonos, which had to be repaid in dollars.

问题越来越严重，因为随着墨西哥形势的恶化，为了筹集资金，墨西哥发行了一种称为“特索博诺斯”的短期债券，这种债券必须用美元偿还。

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The problem is exacerbated by varying international patent laws, which both raise the cost and confuse the issue of patent protection.

特别是不同的国际专利法律，增加了成本和扰乱了专利保护。

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Urahn says the problem has been exacerbated by the recession, which has cut into the value of state investment funds.

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