They discussed ways of stemming the flow of smuggled drugs.
他们讨论了遏制走私毒品流通的办法。
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While a few countries are making major strides in this regard, the majority are having great difficulty even stemming the rate of increase, let alone reversing it.
虽然一些国家在这方面取得了显著的成果，但大多数国家就连降低（碳排放的）增长率都很难，更别说减排了。
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The rapid expansion in international trade also benefitted from an infusion of capital, stemming largely from gold and silver brought by Spanish vessels from the Americas.