In comparison to the life span this relationship is "inverted": the larger the organism the lower its metabolic rate.

与寿命相比，这种关系是“反向的”：生物体越大，其代谢率越低。

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Include migrant laborers living in Shanghai, perhaps a fairer comparison, and the rate climbs to a bit higher than in New York.

如果要做一个更公平地比较，把上海的外来务工人员囊括进去的话，这个比率也只比纽约高出一点儿。

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The businesses surveyed reported a 1% click-through rate on Facebook posts, which pales in comparison to the 11% average click-through rate seen with good old-fashioned email marketing.

Facebook的商业调查报告称有1%的广告点击率，和老式的电子邮件市场拥有的平均11%的广告点击率相比，显得苍白无力。

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Expectations have the 2012 inflation rate going up in comparison to what survey respondents thought a month ago, however.

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The 28-percent subsidy rate is approximately revenue neutral in comparison to the Federal revenue cost from traditional tax-exempt bonds.

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Turkey, in comparison to its European neighbors, does not face population decline, with a projected population growth rate of 1.14% compared with Europe's 0.11%, according to the United Nations.

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