||1:Pessimists say that a few pilot projects will not make an industry, even if the technology proves viable.||2:Some fret that runners-up in the government’s competition will run out of money while it mulls what subsidies to offer; others warn of bottlenecks without more efforts to identify storage sites.||3:One big uncertainty is how the public will react when plans for carbon capture are better known.||4:Though engineers have been cramming carbon underground for several years—notably in Norway—the idea could still spark alarm.||5:That would not easily go back in the bottle.

||1:悲观论者认为一木不成林，少数先行的项目不足以支撑出一个产业体系，哪怕实践证明这项技术切实可行。||2:一些人对政府的行径感到焦虑。他们认为这种竞争将耗完所有的资金，而它需要通盘考虑补贴谁；另外一些人则提醒，不花费更多精力去甄别存储地点是存在问题的。||3:一个最大的不确定在于碳捕捉计划广为人知之后公共将作出何等反应。||4:尽管工程师已经把碳压缩到地底这事已经干了很多年了——在挪威最典型——公众的反对仍能成燎原之势。||5:这不像二氧化碳，能够轻易关进瓶子里。

32. One Virginia library mulls bringing back the bookmobile.

32.一家弗吉尼亚州的图书馆准备收回无线订书器。

Barack Obama should keep Ball in mind as he mulls John McCain’s suggestion of a joint visit to Iraq.

当巴拉克·奥巴马在费心琢磨麦凯恩拟联合访问伊拉克的建议时，应当时刻牢记乔治·鲍的话。

University of California mulls asking incoming students their sexual orientation

加州大学或要求申请学生写明性取向

The move will help give Palin a large audience for her views as she mulls whether to run for president in 2012.

据悉，佩林正在考虑是否角逐2012年总统大选，此举可以帮助她向大批观众阐释自己的政治观点。

As Israel pushes for sanctions against Iran, it also mulls options for war

以色列在积极推动对伊朗制裁的同时，也在权衡是否发动战争

Something for Mr Kloppers to consider as he mulls over the $290m paid to BHP’s panoply of high-octane advisers over the past 18 months.

在高瑞思反思过去18个月支付给必和必拓牛气十足的庞大顾问团队的2.9亿美元时，这是他要考虑的。

Over at the offices of Capital Partners, former Deputy Finance Minister Doukas fiddles with a pencil and mulls the worst-case scenario.

在合伙人的办公室，前财政部副部长Doukas随便摆弄着手里的铅笔，考虑着最坏的情况。

Bluerlily: China mulls new curbs on realtors

中国考虑控制房地产经纪人的新举措