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“that conventional view” (l.9) refers to the theory that modern humans came from just one single place in Africa.
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“in the first place” (l.7) means basically the same as to start with.
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The expression “People used to think” (l.4) suggests that they no longer think that way.
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In “It is also somewhat expensive for the average person” (l.12 and 13), “average person” means the same as ordinary person.
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In the phrase “their emotional state” (l.23), the word “their” refers to “Ethan Kross and colleagues” (l.22).
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In the sentence “Sleeping in class declined, as did self-reported depression” (l.35 and 36), the word “as” indicates that depression also declined.
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The adjective “non-living” (l.6) is synonymous with unliving.
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“They also embarrassed the intelligence community and initiated an international discussion on the boundaries of surveillance in this age of instant communication” (l.15 to 18) = Eles também envergonharam a comunidade ligada aos serviços de inteligência e deram início a uma discussão internacional sobre os limites da vigilância nesta era de comunicação instantânea.
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“On June 6, the Guardian and the Washington Post broke the first stories in a series that would expose extraordinary surveillance at home and abroad by the U.S. National Security Agency in arguably the most important leak of classified intelligence ever” (l.1 to 5) = Em 6 de junho, o Guardian e o Washington Post quebraram os primeiros casos de uma série que exporia a extraordinária vigilância doméstica e internacional pela Agência de Segurança Nacional dos E.U.A. no mais importante vazamento de inteligência já ...
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“The ensuing revelations and Snowden’s flight to Russia infuriated the Obama administration” (l.13 and 14) = As revelações subsequentes e o vôo de Snowden para a Rússia deixou Obama furioso.