Glencore was more upbeat as it posted a 57% jump in first-half profit, saying the push for higher living standards in countries such as China would help its business in commodity trading.

嘉能可国际（Glencore）公布上半年业绩，利润额同比提升57%，并且态度更为乐观，嘉能可认为包括中国在内一些国家生活标准的提升将有助于其大宗商品交易业务的增长。

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In Greece, Goody's is also an imitation to McDonalds, but with a local Greek flavor that have allowed the company to export its business model to several European countries.

希腊的Goodys快餐店也模仿了麦当劳，但其希腊当地口味使得该公司把分店开到了其他几个欧洲国家。

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Sales of bottled water, which are about 10% of its business, are falling in rich countries because of the recession.

瓶装水的销量目前占整个销售业务的10％，但是由于经济衰退这一数字在发达国家正在下降。

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Galan told CNN that today, less than 40% of the Iberdrola's business is dependent on the eurozone as the company diversifies its risk in other countries including the UK, U.S., Mexico and Brazil.

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That is, it does not report on the geographical spread of its business, how much it makes in different countries.

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European countries supply a lot of the technology and support Iran needs for its energy business.

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