Wages were rising faster than productivity and this was eating into profits.
工资的涨幅高过了生产率增长的速度，从而消耗了利润所得。
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The average adult man burns 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day.
普通成年男子每天消耗的热量为1,500到2,000卡路里。
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They perceived that the enemy was trying to wear down their resistance.
他们明白敌人是想用消耗的办法来制服他们的抵抗.
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Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion.
随着年龄的增加，人在消耗体力时心脏的输血能力和输血速度会有所减弱。
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This will improve your performance and help you burn off calories.
这将会改善你的表现，并帮你消耗卡路里。
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Using a potion keg and targetting stack of bottles now consumes one bottle, not the entire stack.
使用药剂桶指向堆栈的瓶子只会消耗一个瓶子而不是全部。
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但是大多数办公建筑都依靠空调和人工照明来维持舒适的室内环境，建筑往往以高昂的运作成本和能源消耗为代价。
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生产粉煤灰砌块要消耗大量热能，而垃圾中的化学能正好可以满足这一需要。
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