When the Pacific island state of Tuvalu proposed in Copenhagen a tougher cut in future emissions, it was swiftly knocked back by China in a manner that surprised some observers.

当太平洋岛国图瓦卢在哥本哈根提出未来更严格的减排要求时，中国对这一要求否决之迅速，令一些观察人士感到惊讶。

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Emily Rybinski, director of marketing for the Charleston Symphony, says she and her husband, who live in Johns Island, S.C., will scale back on spending as a result of the pay cut.

查尔斯顿交响乐团的市场总监艾米利•罗宾斯基(Emily Rybinski)说，由于薪水减少，她和住在南卡罗来纳州约翰岛的丈夫将削减家庭开支。

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The other five people cut off on the island were transferred back to safety by the inshore lifeboat.

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Five people were cut off on Sully Island and four got back to the mainland through water on the causeway.

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John Monro (Liberal Democrat) asked whether the first minister will intervene to stop the Caledonian Macbrayne ferry from being cut back as the people on the island of Rothesay have not been consulted.

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