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As those interest rates increase, they will put pressure on the interest rates that other borrowers pay.(由于国债利率的提高，将使其他借款人面临支付更高利息的压力。)

Summer precipitation has decreased and the increase in population has put pressure on the region's water supplies.(而夏季降水却减少了，人口也增加了，这对该区的供水也造成了压力。)

If he grasps it, that will put pressure on the Tories to come clean about just how they would reduce spending.(如果他抓住了这次机会，这将会给保守党带来压力，使他们更清楚了解到应当如何削减支出。)

Russia has already used its gas supplies to put pressure on neighbours in Georgia and Ukraine.(俄罗斯利用天然气供应来给临近的格鲁吉亚和乌克兰施加压力。)

Because investors are less worried about Greece, one of the trades that put pressure on Greek bonds has been scaled back.(由于投资者对希腊的担忧下降，一种做空希腊国债的交易已经出现收缩。)

Jason says, "Don't ask, "What's your favorite (book/movie/restaurant)" because that'll put pressure on and they'll blank.(杰森说，别问他最爱的电影、书，或者最喜欢的餐厅什么的，这会让他觉得有压力，一时间脑袋里一片空白。)

"When you got a content provider like a major label, they put pressure on Apple to keep their content protected," he said.(他说，“当你获得一家像主流唱片公司那样的内容提供商，他们会对苹果公司施加压力，以保护他们提供的内容。”)

The rising number of aging people will put pressure on the younger generation and society.(谢玲丽强调：“老年人口数量的不断升高将给青壮年和整个社会带来压力。”)

Other archaeologists have identified the immediate cause of this abandonment to be a series of short growing seasons that would have put pressure on corn production at that high an altitude.(其他考古学家已经发现导致这种遗弃的直接原因是一系列短暂的生长季节，而这将会给生长在高海拔地区玉米的生产带来压力。)

Although competition may put pressure on emerging-market Banks' high margins, there are offsetting factors.(尽管竞争会给新兴市场银行的高额利润造成压力，但有些因素可以抵销这些压力。)