在西部遥远的新疆，伊犁河上的冰凌泛滥持续了一周，淹没了23所房屋、大面积的牧场和森林。

Ice runs on the Ili River, in Xinjiang in the far west, inundated 23 homes and large areas of pasture and forests over the past week.

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世界仍淹没于债务之中，失业率持续攀高，工资停滞不前，提高税率的威胁如影随形。

The world is still drowning in debt, unemployment is still rising, wages are stagnant and the threat of higher taxes hangs over consumers.

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对马尔代夫抱有幻想的科学家越来越少，由于这里是世界海平面最低的国家，一旦全球持续变暖，冰盖将会融化，海平面上升，将会淹没这个国家。

Few scientists hold out much hope for the Maldives — the world's lowest nation — if global warming continues to melt the ice caps and raise sea levels.

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