Linneaus invented the modern process of naming species in the mid-1700’s, although naming did not get under way until the peace following Napoleon Bonaparte’s defeat in 1815.

林奈（Linneaus）于18世纪中叶发明了命名物种的现代方法，但直到1815年拿破仑·波拿巴（Napoleon Bonaparte）战败、和平时期到来以后命名工作才真正开始进行。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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As Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh put it at the International Conference of Dalits and Minorities, held in New Delhi in December, “Even as absolute poverty may be reduced by growth, inequalities can get sharpened.

正如印度总理曼莫汉·辛格（Manmohan Singh）在12月份新德里举行的达里特人和少数族裔国际会议上所说的那样，“即使经济发展能够消除绝对贫困，却会使不平等现象进一步加剧。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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The first is that the burden of disease among the poor is somehow inevitable and unavoidable, as if the poor are bound to get sick and die prematurely.

第一个是，穷人疾病的负担不管怎样都是不可避免的，好像穷人注定要得病过早死亡。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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The UN’s latest initiative to get low-key, exploratory talks moving is going nowhere.

欧盟试图促进低调、试探性会谈的最新举措不会取得任何效果。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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As there seemed to be no chance of getting her hands up to her head, she tried to get her head down to them, and was delighted to find that her neck would bend about easily in any direction, like a serpent.

看起来， 她的手没法举到头上来了， 于是， 她就试着把头弯下去凑近手。 她高兴地发现自己的脖子像蛇一样， 可以随便地往上下左右扭转。

Carroll, Lewis / Alice's adventures in Wonderland卡罗尔 刘易斯 / 爱丽丝梦游仙境

爱丽丝梦游仙境

卡罗尔 刘易斯

Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

© 1901, by Harper & Brothers

There's the devilish cunning of it! If he were acting through a human agent we could get some evidence, but if we were to drag this great dog to the light of day it would not help us in putting a rope round the neck of its master.”

这里边有魔鬼一样的狡猾手段，如果他是通过一个人来进行活动，咱们还可以找到些证据，可是如果咱们在光天化日之下拉出这条大狗来，对于咱们想把绳子套在它主人脖子上的计划是毫无帮助的。”

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

to apply for the relevant authority's approval, get the registration, claim the business license for the establishment of the joint venture and so on.

办理为设立合营而向中国有关部门申请批准、登记注册、领取营业执照等事宜。

© 中国投资指南

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“My difficulty is the more formidable of the two, for I think that we shall very shortly get an explanation of yours, while mine may remain forever a mystery.

“在两种难题当中，我的困难是更加麻烦的一个，我认为，你那个疑问很快就可以得到 解答了，可是我那问题则可能永远是个谜。

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

To get the gas into Yunnan, a much longer pipeline – running the length of Burma – must be built.

为了把天然气送进云南，就必须修建一根大大超过原来长度的 输气管道——这条管道的长度要跨越缅甸全国。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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She hastily put down the bottle, saying to herself 'That's quite enough — I hope I shan't grow any more — As it is, I can't get out at the door — I do wish I hadn't drunk quite so much!'

爱丽丝赶紧扔掉瓶子， 对自己说：“现在已经够了， 不要再长了， 可是就是现在这样， 我也已经出不去了。 嗨！ 我别喝这么多就好啦！”

Carroll, Lewis / Alice's adventures in Wonderland卡罗尔 刘易斯 / 爱丽丝梦游仙境

爱丽丝梦游仙境

卡罗尔 刘易斯

Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

© 1901, by Harper & Brothers

When it came to voting rights in the European Parliament and in the Council, the Dutch fought doggedly to get one extra vote in Amsterdam in 1991 and another in Nice in 2000.

当涉及到欧洲议会及理事会的投票权问题时，荷兰人在1991年的阿姆斯特丹和2000年的尼斯固执地 要求多获得一张选票。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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But Europe demands assimilation before participation in an economy that immigrants can’t get into anyway.

但是欧洲要求移民在参与他们根据无法进入的经济生活前先要同化。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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In today’s interdependent world, however, it is no longer the number of nuclear warheads that bestows influence, but a country’s ability to get others to go along with policies that it regards as serving its major interests.

然而，在今天这个互相依赖的世界上，影响力的来源不再是核弹头的数量，而是一个国家让他国追随她认为符合自己主要利益的政策的能力。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

While laws have changed, mentalities do not always follow at the same pace, and we intuitively know that it is easy to get psychology to mean a lot of things.

虽然法律改变了，但是心态并不总是同步改变，并且从直觉上我们知道利用心理学来安排很多事情是很容易办到的。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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To encourage less deforestation – and more reforestation – the best thing we can do is help undeveloped nations get richer, faster.

为了鼓励减少森林退化以及更多的退耕还林，我们可以做的最好的事情就是帮助发展中国家更快地致富。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011