The same confusion afflicts so many of our most advanced causal stories .

相同的困惑折磨着我们许多最先进的因果故事。

This problem afflicts not just every era , but in some degree every field .

这个问题不仅困扰着每一个时代，而且在一定程度上它也困扰着每一个领域。

The mould still afflicts potatoes , tomatoes and related plants , and costs farmers around the world an estimated $ 6.7 billion a year 1 .

这种霉菌还使马铃薯、番茄和其相关植物受害，每年给全世界农民带来估计67亿美元的损失1。

While the crisis primarily afflicts greece , where french and german banks have most at stake , this abstention will be wearily tolerated on the continent .

当危机主要影响希腊时，法国和德国的大部分银行都危机重重，这种情况在欧洲大陆上被厌烦地容忍着。

Instability afflicts the whole country .

不稳定性折磨整个国家。