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• Regular exercise strengthens the heart, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack.

  经常锻炼可以增强心脏机能，从而减少心脏病发作的危险。

• The trend began in 2007, when leading wheat-exporting countries such as Russia and Argentina limited or banned their exports, in hopes of increasing local food supplies and thereby bringing down domestic food prices.

  这一趋势始于2007年，当时俄罗斯和阿根廷等主要小麦出口国限制或禁止了小麦出口，以期增加当地粮食供应，从而降低国内粮食价格。

• Lower reading achievement scores and grades in fifth grade contributed to reduced grades in middle school and thereby contributed to a 40% lower high school graduation rate.

  五年级较低的阅读成绩分数导致中学成绩的下降，进而导致高中毕业率下降40%。