Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment.
与其他动物不同，非洲象在很大程度上是环境的建设者。
It is true that a person's character is, to a great extent, shaped by the environment they live in.
的确，一个人的性格在很大程度上是由他所处的环境决定的。
I'd say working at a magazine is glamorous to an extent, but not in the way it's portrayed in films.
我想说，在某种程度上，在杂志社工作是很吸引人的，但它不像电影里描绘的那样。
Of course, not every program produced all these benefits, and not every child benefited to the same extent.
当然，并不是每个项目都能带来所有这些好处，也不是每个孩子都能得到同样程度的好处。
Secondly, by being a positive role model for their children, parents can shape their characters to a great extent.
其次，通过成为孩子的积极榜样，父母可以在很大程度上塑造他们的性格。
Most historians have underestimated the extent and significance of women's political allegiance in the antebellum period.
大多数历史学家低估了战前妇女政治忠诚的程度和重要性。
Renewable energy will have to displace fossil fuels to a much greater extent in the future to avoid unacceptable climate risks.
为了避免难以容忍的气候风险，未来可再生能源将不得不在更大程度上取代化石燃料。
Even setting aside the unproven hints of ancient oceans, the extent of the outflow channels suggests that a huge total volume of water existed on Mars in the past.
即使不考虑未经证实的古代海洋迹象，流出渠道的范围表明，过去火星上存在着大量的水资源。
In broad terms, the heritability of a trait measures the extent to which differences among members of a population can be explained by differences in their genetics.
广义上讲，性状遗传性衡量的是群体成员间的差异在多大程度上可以用基因差异解释。
"There is a lot of support at Yale, to an extent, after a while, there is too much support," he said, half-joking about the countless resources available at the school.
他对学校里无尽的可利用资源半开玩笑道：“在某种程度上，耶鲁大学提供的支持很多；但过了一段时间，支持就太多了。”
If you're too concerned with outcomes to the extent that you manipulate and intimidate others to achieve those outcomes, then you aren't leading at all, you're dictating.
如果你过于关注结果，为此到了去操纵和恐吓他人的程度，那么你根本不是在领导，而是在发号施令。
Some teenagers never take entrance exams seriously; they simply leave what, to a large extent, could be the most important event in their life almost entirely up to luck.
一些青少年从来不拿高考当回事儿；他们把这件可能很大程度上是人生中最重要的事情几乎完全交给运气。
Obesity, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be adversely affected, meets the dictionary definition of disease, argues Professor John Wilding.
约翰·怀尔丁教授认为，肥胖症是指体内多余的脂肪积累到对健康造成不利影响的程度，符合字典中对疾病的定义。
These factors include the chaotic fluctuations of the atmosphere, the slower but equally erratic behavior of the oceans, changes in the land surfaces, and the extent of ice and snow.
这些因素包括混乱的大气波动、相对较慢但同样不稳定的海洋活动、地表变化，以及冰雪的覆盖范围。
To some extent, they can be ascribed to a distinct lack of a sense of social responsibility among enterprises and individuals, which is of crucial importance in building a better world.
在某种程度上，这可以归因于企业和个人明显缺乏社会责任感，而社会责任感对建设一个更美好的世界至关重要。
It is still too early to predict the extent of the impact they may have, but all the signs are that they will play a significant role in the future .
现在预测它们会产生多大的影响还为时过早，但所有迹象都表明，它们将在未来发挥重要作用。
That is exactly why a more sensible preservation strategy would be to assist the farmers to modernize their farms to the extent needed to maintain viability.
这就是为什么更明智的保护策略应该是帮助农民实现农场现代化，以维持其生存能力。
To some extent, this is just as McLuhan predicted.
从某种意义上说，这正如麦克卢汉所预言的那样。
And people differ in the extent to which they feel empathy.
不同的人感受到的移情程度也不同。
To an extent this is a dispute between pragmatism and idealism.
从某种程度上看，这是一场发生在实用主义和理想主义之间的争论。
To the extent possible, they should be supported in their efforts.
在可行的程度上，他们的努力都应该得到支持。
To a certain extent, musical memory is procedural rather than declarative.
在某种程度上，音乐记忆是程序性记忆而不是陈述性记忆。
Academics are divided about the extent and seriousness of the sleep deficit.
学术界人士对睡眠缺乏的程度和严重性有不同意见。
Thankfully, I didn't know the extent of it or I would have blown a gasket.
谢天谢地，我当时并不知道花了这么多钱，否则我早就暴跳如雷了。
We in the advanced economies are largely responsible for the extent of the problem.
身处发达国家的我们更需要对气候问题承担起更大的责任。
Trees outstrip most people in the extent and depth of their work for the public good.
树对公众利益做出的贡献在广度上和深度上都超过了绝大多数人。
What suits don't do to the same extent they once did is reveal the wearer's background.
然而与以往不太一样的是，西装不再那么明确地显示穿着者的身份背景。
There is no doubt that the farmers' living standard will be improved to a great extent.
毫无疑问，农民的生活水平将大幅度提高。
There is no doubt that the farmers' living standard will be improved to a great extent.
毫无疑问，农民的生活水平将大幅度提高。
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