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101. Wrong. According to the 2003 World Robotics Survey produced by the United

Nations.

根据 2003 年联合国的“世界机器人技术调查”而论，这个说法错了。

102. “I am hard pressed to think of any other technology that has been such a

success so quickly,” says Barry Engle, president of Ford Brazil.

巴西福特公司总裁巴里·恩格尔说：“我真很难想象有另外哪种技术能这么快就

取得了这么大的成功。”

103. But expensive gas, changing tastes, and trendy new offerings like the Yaris and

Versa will probably drive that up.

但高昂的油价、消费品位的转变以及像威姿和骐达这样的流行新款车型很可能会使这

一数字提高。

104. Coached by former Major League Baseball manager Jim Lefebvre, Team China is

looking to make an impression on its Olympic debut.

由美国职业棒球大联盟前经理吉姆·拉斐尔执教的中国棒球队正期盼在北京奥运会上首

次亮相时能给人们留下深刻的印象。

105.“Ultimately, an illusion only takes place in the minds of the audience,”says

master illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer.

幻术设计大师吉姆·史泰因迈尔说：“说到底，幻觉只会发生在观众的意识里。”

106. In a recent German study, subjects taking three probiotics found that their colds

were shorter and less severe.

在德国最近的一项研究中，服用了 3 种益生菌受试者们发现，他们患感冒的时间比

以前短了。

107. We need more than pleasure to live the best possible life.

为了过上可能的最好生活，我们所需要的不仅仅是愉悦的感受。

108. Several such stories emerged in this year's ranking, which is compiled in

partnership with leading global brand consultant Interbrand Corp. and calculates

brand value by using publicly available data, projected profits, and such variables as

market leadership.

本年度排行榜中就出现了这样几家品牌复兴的企业，这个排行是全球领先的品牌

咨询公司Interbrand 合作编制的，用公开的可用数据、预期利润以及像市场领先度

这样的变量值来计算品牌价值。