Had he lived a little later, Horace might have found out from the U.S. Census Bureau that the death rate is usually lower in autumn than in winter and spring.

要是贺拉斯晚出生那么几年，他可以从美国人口普查局发现，秋天的人口死亡率一般低于冬、春两季。为什么呢？

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The jobless rate, meanwhile, stayed at 7.8% of the Labour force-well up on the 5.2% recorded in late 2007, before the recession had begun, but still lower than feared last spring.

同时失业率仍占劳动力的7.8%居高不下——要比2007年晚些时候5.2%的记录高得多，当时衰退还未开始，但仍然比去年春季担心的要低。

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Compared to Guyuan, spring wheat yield at Yulin and Haiyuan was lower, yield fluctuation was stronger and soil desiccation rate was faster.

与固原相比，榆林和海原连作春小麦产量较低，产量波动性较大，春小麦田干燥化进程较快。

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