Cool-headed meteorologists were quick to put the story to bed: it was just an optical illusion, the cause of sunlight hitting a cloud disturbed by wind or plane traffic in just the right way.

头脑冷静的气象学家很快把这件事搁置起来：认为它只是一种光的幻觉，起因于阳光击中了一朵云彩，刚好能以一种合适的方式被风或飞机交通而使人感到不安。

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I believe that Alan Greenspan is right in claiming that the main cause of the housing boom was not the Fed's actions but the worldwide low interest rates due to an abundant world supply of savings.

我相信艾伦·格林斯潘的话是对的，即主张房市的急速繁荣主要不是因为美联储的原因，而是因为全球存款储备的充裕供应引致的全世界的低利率。

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His finger is poised over the Manual Fire button in case the thrusters don't kick in at the right instant, which could cause the Soyuz to skip off the edge of the atmosphere like a stone on a pond.

他的手指悬在手动启动按钮上，以防推进器不能立刻启动。如果没能正常启动，联盟号就会像投入池塘的石子一样，在大气层上方消失不见踪影。

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Don't just stop in the middle of the street because everyone is coming right behind, and it's going to cause a problem.

请不要停留在街道中央，因为街上人来人往，
你的停留是会惹麻烦的。

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"The board did the right thing in preserving the principal of having nine at-large seats, " said Common Cause's Simon.

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