Species interdependence in nature confers many benefits on the species involved, but it can also become a point of weakness when one species involved in the relationship is affected by a catastrophe.

在自然界中，物种的相互依赖给相关物种带来了许多好处，但当其中一个物种受到灾难的影响时，这种依赖也可能成为一个弱点。

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After enough dithering, we'll reach a point in which the worst effects of climate change are locked in and it becomes impossible to avoid catastrophe.

在长期的犹豫后，我们面临气候变化的可怕后果被束之高阁，避免大灾难变得不可能。

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Six months ago, I said that the London Summit marked a turning point in the G20's effort to prevent economic catastrophe.

早在6个月前，我曾说过，伦敦峰会（London Summit）是G20努力防止经济灾难的一个转折点。

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What better way to drive home the point that inhumanity and violence undermine the very foundations of society than to describe a situation in which a cosmic catastrophe results from human corruption and violence.

我们应该铭记在心的一点是,任何非人道的行为都会侵蚀人类社会存在的根基,而不是简单的描述一个人类因其堕落和血腥,招致的一场大灾难的场景。

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Cypriot officials share some of the blame for the catastrophe, but the point is that the process matters.

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There is no way to fill in the space between the spines so that they are proof against catastrophe, or easily fixable at any point of failure.

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They should point out its dangers and call for an end to this diplomatic catastrophe before more damage is done to the cause of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

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