What's less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession—financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable.
Nevertheless, we have to recognise what the rise of China does obviously mean.
尽管如此，我们仍然必须认清中国崛起的明显意义。
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Disintegrating ice shelves in Antarctica have caused alarm among scientists who warn that ice loss here could mean a disastrous rise in sea levels worldwide.