这不是在很长时间里仅有的一次短暂成功；在过去的几年里，英国和美国的通货膨胀率始终低于预期水平。

This is no flash in the pan; over the past couple of years, inflation has been consistently lower than expected in Britain and America.

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诺基亚发布利润预警，并称第二季度销售业绩还将“大幅低于预期”。此后，该公司的股价跌至13年来的最低水平。

Nokia's share price fell to its lowest level in 13 years after the company issued a profit warning and forecast that sales in the second quarter would be "substantially below" expectations.

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然而，如果劳动力维持现在的水平，那实际失业率应该远远低于预期，Matus说。

If current labor-force levels hold, however, the actual unemployment rate ought to be significantly lower, Matus says.

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