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When it comes to your friends — maybe it’s because your friendship is so [strong] that they felt able to cancel at late notice.
至于你的朋友——也许正是因为你们的友谊如此牢固，他们才觉得可以临时取消聚会。
From 2009 to 2013 they were able to bring the underwater town to [light].
从2009年到2013年，他们得以让这座水下城镇{{17}}。
This form of accessible science means that great minds are able to join the race to create and develop projects with the potential to change the world.
这种人人可及的科学形式意味着，杰出的头脑能够加入这场竞赛，去创建和开发有潜力改变世界的项目。
In Nagpur, for example, Kotharkar’s team has been able to advise city officials about where to plant trees to provide shade.
例如，在那格浦尔，科塔卡尔的团队已经能够就在哪里植树遮阴向市政官员提出建议。
So, instead of saying, “Martha, our current slogan is confusing and should be updated,” you could try, “Martha raises a great point that our current slogan has a long history for our stakeholders, but I wonder if we might be able to brainstorm a tagline that could build on that — and be clearer for new customers.”
所以，与其说“玛莎，我们现在的口号令人困惑，应该更新了”，你不妨试着说：“玛莎提出了很好的一点，我们现在的口号对利益相关者来说有着悠久的历史，但我想知道我们能否集思广益，在此基础上想出一句标语——并且让新客户更容易理解。”
I probably won’t be able to find my work out there because the internet will be flooded with AI art,” Rutkowski says.
到时我可能在网上都找不到自己的作品了，因为互联网将充斥着人工智能艺术，”鲁特科夫斯基说。
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If your conclusion is that the West is better able to preserve these artifacts, think about why you’re assuming that to be true.
如果你的结论是西方更有能力保存这些文物，那就想想你为什么会认定这是事实。
You can then find groups and activities related to those where you will be able to meet [like-minded] people.
然后你可以找到与这些爱好相关的团体和活动，在那里你能结识{{11}}的人。
Primary care providers have their hands full and may not be able to follow through with patients who have trouble driving because they can’t turn their heads or remember where they are going — or have gotten shorter and haven’t changed their seat settings sufficiently to reach car pedals easily.
初级保健医生忙得不可开交，可能无法对那些驾驶有困难的病人进行跟进——这些病人或是因为无法转头、记不住要去哪里，或是因为身高变矮却没有充分调整座椅，以致难以轻松踩到踏板。
“I think individuals being able to rent out their second home is a good thing.
“我认为个人能够出租自己的第二套住房是件好事。
In one example, an individual — acting as author, editor, and consultant — was able to use at least 15 journals as citation providers to articles published by five scientists at three universities.
在一个例子中，一个人身兼作者、编辑和顾问三职，竟能利用至少15种期刊为三所大学的五位科学家发表的文章提供引用。
(49) If customers are not willing to share data, AI will be starved of essential information and will not be able to function effectively or employ machine learning to improve its marketing content and communication.
(49) 如果客户不愿意分享数据，人工智能就会缺乏必要的信息，无法有效运作，也无法利用机器学习来改进其营销内容和沟通。
is able to cope with staff shortages.
能够应对人员短缺。
is able to meet visitors’ demands.
能够满足游客的需求。
The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared stake in a project, are able to jointly design it and can critique each other’s work.
当科学家和艺术家在一个项目中有共同的利害关系、能够共同设计项目并能相互评论对方的工作时，这种联盟才最有价值。
In fact, creative problem-solving skills are incredibly useful in daily life, with which you’re more likely to be able to find a solution when problem arises.
事实上，创造性解决问题的能力在日常生活中非常有用，有了这种能力，你在遇到问题时就更有可能找到解决办法。
It is all very well train operators trumpeting the improvements they are making to the network, but passengers should be able to expect a basic level of service for the substantial sums they are now paying to travel.
火车运营商大肆宣扬他们对铁路网所做的改进固然不错，但乘客为出行支付了如今这笔可观的费用，理应能够期待得到基本水平的服务。
AI looks at resumes in greater numbers than humans would be able to, and selects the more promising candidates.
人工智能查看简历的数量比人类所能查看的更多，并能挑选出更有潜力的候选人。
Some might see the proposal as a booby prize for the fact that Britain is no longer able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture, a sought-after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008.
有些人可能会把这项提议看作一种安慰奖，因为英国已无法再申请声望高得多的“欧洲文化之都”称号——这一备受追捧的奖项曾在1990年和2008年分别被格拉斯哥和利物浦摘得。
Today’s CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many more skills than simply being able to “run the company.”
如今的首席执行官，至少就美国大公司而言，必须具备的技能远不止于能够“经营公司”。
[For example], even in dense forest, you should be able to [spot] gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve [through] the woods.
例如，即使在茂密的森林中，你也应该能发现林木线上的缺口，这些缺口是由道路、铁轨以及人们在树林中开辟的其他小径造成的。
States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.
根据最高法院周四作出的一项裁决，各州将能够迫使更多人在网购时缴纳销售税，这项裁决会让购物者的钱包变瘪，但对各州来说是一场重大的财政胜利。
Until now, many sellers that have a physical presence in only a single state or a few states have been able to avoid charging sales taxes when they ship to addresses outside those states.
到目前为止，许多只在一个或少数几个州有实体存在的卖家，在向这些州以外的地址发货时都能够避免收取销售税。
Healthy trees are also better able to fend off insects.
健康的树木也更能抵御虫害。
Professionals trying to acquire new skills will be able to do so without going into debt.
想要学习新技能的专业人士将能够做到这一点而不必负债。
When did it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bike chain?
从什么时候起，学生应该能说出美国第13任总统的名字、却对一条断了的自行车链束手无策，竟成了公认的道理？
Last year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) found in a secret check that undercover investigators were able to sneak weapons — both fake and real — past airport security nearly every time they tried.
去年，美国运输安全管理局（TSA）在一次秘密检查中发现，卧底调查人员几乎每次尝试都能把武器——无论是假的还是真的——偷偷带过机场安检。
you are able to drop back to business after reading.
你能在阅读之后回到事务中去。
But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and it’s important that we schedule in time to enjoy the things we love.
但作为成年人，我们也享有能够掌控自己日程的特权，而重要的是我们要安排时间去享受自己喜爱的事物。
We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information [stored] there.
我们常常听到媒体报道说，有未经授权的黑客侵入计算机数据库，篡改了其中存储的信息。
The fact that this is not an [uncommon] occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and [steal] from someone else’s accounts.
这种事并不罕见，这意味着不法之徒可能侵入电子支付系统中的银行账户，从他人账户中窃取钱财。
There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.
人们担心政府、雇主和营销人员可能获取这些数据，从而侵犯我们的隐私。
I’ve been able to do this since I was four.
我从四岁起就能做到这一点了。
My mind seems to be able to cope and the information is stored away neatly.
我的大脑似乎能够应付自如，信息都被整整齐齐地储存起来。
However, Allen believed that the unconscious mind generates as much action as the conscious mind, and (47) while we may be able to sustain the illusion of control through the conscious mind alone, in reality we are continually faced with a question: “Why cannot I make myself do this or achieve that?”
然而，艾伦认为，潜意识引发的行动与有意识的思想一样多，而且（47）虽然我们也许能够仅凭有意识的思想维持自己能控制一切的错觉，但实际上我们不断面临这样一个问题：“为什么我不能让自己做这件事或实现那个目标？”
If the sky, and the share price is falling, outside directors should be able to give advice based on having weathered their own crises.
如果天要塌了、股价在下跌，外部董事应该能够凭借自己渡过危机的经验提供建议。