哥伦比亚大学的心理学家沙穆斯·汗认为,目前流行的折衷主义（"我爱巴赫、Abba和Jay Z"）是中产阶级将自己与社会等级较低的人的狭隘品味区分开的一种新方式。

Today's fashion for eclecticism "I love Bach, Abba and Jay Z"-is, Shamus Khan, a Columbia University psychologist, argues, a new way for the middle class to distinguish themselves from what they perceive to be the narrow tastes of those beneath them in the social hierarchy.

研究人员有意植入了4个DNA序列作为水印，好让他们能够区分出自然与合成细菌。

The researchers deliberately inserted four sequences of DNA that serve as watermarks so they could distinguish between the naturally occurring and synthetic bacteria.

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雄鸟黄色的喙是与雌鸟相区别的主要特征。

The male's yellow beak differentiates it from the female.

本地区的污染程度过高。

The levels of pollution in this area are unduly high.

棚户区的生活水平很低。

In the shanty towns there are very poor living standards.

波多黎各至今仍然是美国的一个自治政区，而不是一个州。

Puerto Rico remains a US commonwealth, not a state.

该区没有新增非典型肺炎病例。

No new SARS cases have been reported in the region.

这片住宅区的风貌依旧。

The character of the neighbourhood hasn't changed at all.

这片森林被划定为超级自然美景区。

The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.

沿海岸一片带状工业区已发展起来。

Along the coast, an industrial fringe had already developed.

把光标移至电脑屏幕的空区。

Move the cursor to a blank area of the computer screen.

昨夜这座城市有三个区发生了战斗。

Fighting broke out in three districts of the city last night.

正在考虑将这个地区指定为保护区。

The district is under consideration for designation as a conservation area.