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EXAMPLE: Because the regional economy has turned bad and our sales are low, we have decided to retrench and postpone plans to build a new manufacturing plant next year.
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由于该地区的经济已经转糟，而且我们的销售额很低，我们决定紧缩开支，推迟明年建造新制造厂的计划。 |
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EXAMPLE: Competition between Beijing and Shanghai to become China's financial centre intensified yesterday as Beijing officials embarked on a high-profile European roadshow, seeking to persuade international financial institutions to base themselves in th
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例证：北京与上海争夺“中国金融中心”的竞争昨天加剧，北京市官员开始了一场大张旗鼓的欧洲路演，寻求说服各家国际金融机构把它们的地区总部设到北京。 |
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EXAMPLE: Despite our best advertising efforts, the expensive new product did not sell well, so our company decided to pull the plug on it before we wasted any more time or money.
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虽然我们在广告方面做出了最大的努力，那个昂贵的新产品仍然销路不佳，因此我们公司决定不再对该产品提供支持，以免浪费更多的时间或金钱。 |
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EXAMPLE: Developing countries that implement the Kyoto protocol and other international treaties on human rights, labour standards and the environment will be rewarded with a lighter tariff burden, theEuropean Commission announced yesterday.
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例证：欧盟委员会昨天宣布，那些执行《京都议定书》和其他有关人权、劳工标准和环境等国际条约的发展中国家，将获得欧盟较低关税的奖励。 |
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EXAMPLE: Edison's invention of the electric light bulb brought about large scale changes in daily life.
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爱迪生发明电灯，给人们的日常生活带来很大变化。 |
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EXAMPLE: Emolument from his extensive financial consulting practice enabled him to buy a large estate in the south of France.
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他从大量财务咨询工作中获取的报酬使他得以在法国南部购买了一处大的房产。 |
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EXAMPLE: Even though Swiss Re opened its first branch just two months ago offering reinsurance services in health and life, as well as property and casualty, the issue of natural catastrophe on the mainland has concerned it for years.
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例证：仅仅是两个月前，瑞士再保险才在中国大陆开设了首家分公司，提供健康险、寿险、则产险和意外险等再保险服务，尽管如此，它对中国大陆的自然灾害问题已关注多年。 |
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EXAMPLE: Having an address on a famous street in a major city carries a great deal of cachet and can be very useful in business.
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位于大城市的某个著名街道上的地址可以给人一种优越感，这对于经营很有帮助。 |
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EXAMPLE: I liked the new digital video camera immediately, but I took home some literature about it so I could understand all its features before making a purchase.
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我立刻喜欢上新的数码摄影机,我把相关资料带回家,以便在决定购买前了解其全部特性。 |
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EXAMPLE: If successful,our new sales strategy will upend our main competitors and we will dominate our whole industry.
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如果成功，我们的新销售战略将击败我们的主要竞争对手，我们将主宰整个行业。 |
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EXAMPLE: If you're going to New York hoping to make a name for yourself as an actor, remember that you will have lots of talented competition.
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假如你想到纽约去当演员出名的话,别忘了你会面对很多富有才华的竞争对手。 |
