It was a tall order to ask him to be a partner in launching a new initiative of undefined duration when he was contemplating his own demise . 当死神在向他招手的时候，要他合作发起一项旷日持久的新倡议，未免太苛刻了。
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Major initiatives are under way to develop clean energy sources like solar and wind power 发展太阳能、风能等清洁能源的新倡议新措施大部分正在实施当中。
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Masai women have joined a pioneering new antidrought initiative that promises to dramatically reduce the time spent finding and collecting sufficient clean and healthy water supplies 马萨伊族妇女参加了一个开创性抗旱新倡议，有望大量减少寻找和收集足够的干净和卫生水源所花时间。
