But this time the capital did not suffer more than elsewhere; if anything the downturn hit London a bit less than it did the country as a whole.

但这次伦敦并未比其它地方有更多损失——甚至对于伦敦的影响略少于全国水平。

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The country's consumers are anything but venturesome: for all the island's cultural diversity, they remain obsessed by Western brand names. The country is paying a heavy price for this.

该国的消费者也绝不冒险：尽管这个岛国具有文化差异性，但国民只着迷于那些西方品牌，国家为此付出了巨大的代价。

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Not because I've staved off anything grim, but because I've found a new way to think about my life - as a self-powered trip across the country.

这不是因为我不顾那些艰险，而是因为我找到了思考人生的新方式——那就是自助穿越全国。

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So, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. President, Madam First Lady, although half-jokingly I say that I do not owe the United States anything, but in reality my country and my people owe you tremendously.

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But no other country has anything like England's record.

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"I do not have any incentive other than serving the people and the country and I do not think of anything but the progress and development of the nation, " Mr Ahmadinejad said.

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