The flooding, caused by three days of torrential rain, is the worst in sixty-five years.
由3天暴雨引发的这场洪水泛滥是65年来最为严重的。
Twin studies have allowed us to be more reflective about what people are actually born with and what's caused by experience.
对双胞胎的研究让我们能够更多地反思人们先天的特质，以及后天经验导致的特质。
Many scientists believe that El Nino events, caused by warming in the Pacific, are becoming more intense as a result of climate change.
许多科学家认为，由于气候变化，太平洋变暖引起的厄尔尼诺现象正愈演愈烈。
Warmer sea temperatures caused by climate change and periodic El Nio events have caused large areas of coral to be wiped out in so-called "bleaching" events.
气候变化及周期性的厄尔尼诺现象引起的海水变暖，已经造成了大面积的珊瑚礁在所谓的“漂白”事件中消失殆尽。
All too often breaches are caused by simple blunders, such as failing to separate systems containing sensitive data from those that do not need access to them.
很多情况下，破坏是由简单的失误造成的，比如未能将包含敏感数据的系统与不需要访问这些数据的系统分离开来。
When driving in a car on a hot summer day, you may see what looks like shimmering water on the road, which, as science tells us, is really just a mirage, an illusion caused by the heating of the air.
在炎热的夏天开车时，你可能会在路上看到闪闪发光的水，但科学告诉我们，这其实只是海市蜃楼，是空气加热造成的幻觉。
The World Meteorological Organization points to Cuba and Bangladesh as examples of countries that have successfully reduced the loss of life caused by natural disasters by taking preventive action.
世界气象组织用古巴和孟加拉国做例，指出这两国通过采取预防行动成功减少自然灾害造成的生命损失。
Recently physicians have determined that stomach ulcers are not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but a bacterium that dwells in the mucous lining of the stomach.
最近，医生们发现胃溃疡不是由压力、酒精或油腻的食物引起的，而是由一种存在于胃粘膜内壁的细菌引起的。
NASA used the term "climate change" because it more accurately reflects the wide range of changes to the planet caused by increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
美国国家航空航天局之所以使用“气候变化”这个词，是因为这个词更准确地反映出由于大气中温室气体总量增多而对地球造成的大范围变化。
The gradual drying of the soil caused by its diminished ability to absorb water results in the further loss of vegetation, so that a cycle of progressive surface deterioration is established.
土壤吸收水分的能力减弱使土壤逐渐变得干燥，导致植被进一步减少，从而建立了一个渐进的地表退化循环。
Excessive conformity is usually caused by fear of disapproval.
过分随大流通常是由于担心不被认同造成的。
Milankovitch proposed in the early twentieth century that the ice ages were caused by variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
米兰科维奇在20世纪早期提出，冰河时代是由地球绕太阳运行轨道的变化引起的。
If you share our anxieties about the suffering caused by the caging of battery hens, we would like you to put Barn or Free Range eggs on your shopping list too.
如果你和我们一样对笼中饲养的母鸡所遭受的痛苦感到焦虑，我们希望你也把谷仓或放养的鸡蛋列入你的购物清单中。
The soothing, cooling effect is caused by the evaporation of the sweat on the skin.
凉爽怡人的效果是由皮肤上汗液挥发所致。
A little stress caused by the exams is useful as it can sharpen your mind and motivate you to do well.
考试带来的一点压力是有用的，因为它可以使你思维敏捷，激励你做好。
Scientists have long predicted that warmer temperatures caused by climate change will have the biggest influence on the world's poorest people.
科学家在很早之前就做出预测，受气候变化所导致的气温上升影响最大的群体将是世界上最贫困的人口。
There have been numerous well-documented extinctions of indigenous species caused by the introduction of non-indigenous predators and pathogens.
由于引入了非本地的捕食者和病原体，已经有许多本土物种灭绝的记录，证据确凿。
Most of our health problems are caused by our sedentary lifestyles.
我们大部分的健康问题都是由久坐不动的生活方式造成的。
Rising sea levels, too, increase the stress caused by the waves.
海平面的上升也进一步增加了海浪破坏的威胁。
Though caused by different viruses, the two diseases are clinically similar.
虽然由不同病毒引起，但是这两种疾病在临床上几乎难以区分。
One study showed that flavanols can reverse arterial damage caused by smoking.
一项研究表明，黄烷醇可以扭转由吸烟造成的动脉损伤。
Smiling is one way to reduce the distress caused by an upsetting situation.
当身处窘境，微笑是我们摆脱烦扰的一种方式。
Seasonal influenza is caused by viruses that are adapted to spread in humans.
季节性流感由适应在人类中传播的病毒引起。
Services are also helping people deal with the mental scars caused by the tragedy.
还提供服务帮助人们克服这场灾难所造成的心理创伤。
Some economists argue that the problems caused by hot money have been exaggerated.
一些经济学家认为，热钱引发的问题被夸大了。
Researchers believe the pests are attracted to odor changes caused by alcohol.
研究人员认为，酒精会改变从人身上散发出来的气味，而这正是害虫所喜欢的。
Sleep apnea is a common disorder caused by abnormal pauses in breathing during sleep.
睡眠呼吸暂停是在睡眠期间由不正常的暂停呼吸引起的一种常见的睡眠紊乱现象。
A: Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by a viral infection.
答：肝炎是一种肝脏炎症，病毒感染是最常见的病因。
The health effects caused by radiation exposure depend on its level, type and duration.
辐射对健康的影响与其剂量、类型与持续时间有关。
The problems were not caused by being affluent-but by making money a primary goal in life.
这些问题并不是因为富裕引起的，而是由于把金钱作为人生的主要目标。
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