Researchers found productivity will drop by 50 per cent this week as depressed staff around the country struggle to come to terms with the dark nights closing in.

调查人员发现，本周人们的工作效率将会下降50%，因为全国上下都感到郁闷的上班族们正努力适应黑夜的来袭。

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Most of the interruptions in your day probably don't come from colleagues or housemates who drop by your desk. They come from people phoning or emailing.

一天中很多的干扰不是来源于路过你桌边你的同事或者室友，而是来源于电话或者邮件。

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Americans usually like to have advance notice when people come to see them. Only very close friends drop by unannounced.

美国人通常喜欢访客事先通知他们，只有非常亲密的朋友才可能不请自来，尤其在客人要待好几天时更是如此。

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Alexandre would come by bike and drop them off.

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But a recent report from Cambridge Energy Research Associates predicted that as much as 16m new bpd could come onstream by 2010, which would probably mean a precipitous drop in prices.

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Toyota, which has the biggest share of the country's vehicle market, says car sales will drop by 20-30%, and many construction sites have come to a standstill.

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