"The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense."

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It doesn't have to expend as much energy, therefore, the majority in this case is right.

能量输出较少，因此，这一次，多数派是正确的。

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The reversible process is going to be colder because it has to expend more energy.

可逆过程降温更多,因为输出的能量更多。

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