America waits till Germany is about to fall over from sustained punching from Britain and France, then walks over and smashes it with a barstool, then pretends it won the fight all by itself.

美国静候时机，等德国被英法一拳拳打得差不多了，就走了过来，用酒吧里的高脚凳狠狠砸了德国，假装是自己赢下的整场战争。

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As the world's largest importer of oil and other commodities, the tiger economies have also benefited hugely from the fall in prices over the past year.

做为世界上原油和其它商品最大的进口商，亚洲经济在过去几年的物价下跌中也收获颇丰。

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Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, expects its take from property taxes will fall by over a fifth this year.

克拉克郡，包括拉斯维加斯，预计今年其房产税收将下降五分之一以上。

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As deadlines were reached in the final quarter of last year, the country's non-performing loans at last began to fall from over 47% of the total in the middle of last year.

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And, now, add the marketing campaign embarrassment to the growing list of stumbles that might not impact Apple today, but foreshadow a potential fall from greatness over the long term.

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And if both America and China, the biggest energy consumers, become less dependent on the Middle East for gas, they are less likely to fall out over securing resources from the region.

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