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In Britain , a quarter of women and a fifth of men are classed as obese , at a cost to the NHS of £ 1billion a year .

英国有四分之一的女性和五分之一的男性存在肥胖问题，全国卫生服务系统每年要为此支付10亿英镑。
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The floods have destroyed over 2500 houses and severely damaged at least 12500 others , with direct economic losses estimated at more than 7 billion yuan ( over 1billion U.S. dollars ) .

洪灾已摧毁了2500座房屋，另有至少1.25万座房屋被严重破坏，直接经济损失超过70亿元（约10亿美元）。
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China 's Ministry of Finance has allocated over 1billion yuan ( over 165 million U.S. dollars ) as relief fund to southwestern Yunnan Province after quakes shook the region on Friday .

在周五中国西南部云南省发生地震灾害后，中国财政部拨付十亿元人民币（超过1亿6500万美元）作为救灾资金。
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The 76-year-old Spaniard bumped the Oracle of Omaha off the podium after shares in his retail giant Inditex gained 3.8 percent yesterday to close at a record high , pushing his net worth up by around 1billion .

昨天，零售业巨头Inditex集团的股票上涨了3.8%，其收盘价创历史新高，使得这位76岁的西班牙人财富净增约10亿英镑，将“奥马哈先知”巴菲特赶下了第三位宝座。