The 21st century is facing fierce international competition and fluctuating market conditions.

21世纪是全球化市场竞争的时代。

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Fluctuating market conditions bring out a survival instinct that sometimes makes them commit illegal or immoral ACTS.

动荡的市场环境会激发生存的本能，从而让他们有时做些不合法或不道德的事情。

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Liu Manping, an economist at a Beijing-based think tank, thinks the phenomenon reflects people's sense of insecurity in a fluctuating market and economy.

北京某咨询研究机构的经济学家刘满平认为，“公务员热”现象反映出，由于市场环境与经济环境的波动，人们缺乏安全感。

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But it warned that the fluctuating price had dented market confidence.

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With the fluctuating US real estate market, many cautious second home buyers are spending their holidays in extended stay bookings, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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"The market is constantly fluctuating, " says StubHub spokesman Sean Pate.

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