...and average global temperatures fluctuated by less than one degree Celsius, 全球平均气温波动不到1摄氏度
Especially for some of the less armored members of the group. 对于一些护甲较少的节肢动物 尤其如此
When the soil is less generous and water becomes scarce, 当土壤不再富饶 水源不再充足
The first towns grew up less than 600 years ago. 第一座城镇于6000年前兴起
Chandler: You have to put them together yourself, but they cost a little less. 虽然你得自己DIY一下,但总会便宜一些。
It's a lot less satisfying to steal pens from your own home. That's very generous. But, look, this isn't about the money. 对,偷家里的笔不够刺♥激。你真慷慨,但这不是钱的问题。
Roger: Well, I don't know. I mean, it's conceivable that you wanted to sabotage your marriage so that the sibling would feel like less of a failure in the eyes of the parents. 什么?我不知道,想象得到你使你的婚姻触礁,好让你妹在父母面前不那么抬不起头。(conceivable:可想到的,可相信的,可想像的,可能的。)
Joey: Sure, sure, women find you less threatening, they let their guards down, then boom, you are like a stealthy heterosexual. 当然当然,女人们发现你不是那么有威胁性,她们就会放低警惕,你简直就像个偷偷摸摸的异性恋者。