While 70 percent of 8th and 10th grade students used to go to the movies once a month or more, now only about half do this.

过去，70%的八年级和十年级学生每月看一次电影，甚至更多，但现在只有约一半的人这样做。

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Now she spends about $200 to $300 a month on groceries, less than half of the $650 a month that she used to lay out.

现在，她每月在食品杂货上的花费约为200至300美元，不到她以前每月650美元支出的一半。

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Research published last month showed that there are now an estimated 360,000 women in Britain who are worth half a million pounds or more each.

上个月刊发的一份研究报告显示，在英国估计有36万女性拥有50万英镑的财产，有的甚至更多。

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Decisions that used to take a month now take half an hour.

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And now, after what has happened in the month and a half it is amazing.

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MPC's half-point cut in interest rates last month, is now calling for a repeat performance on December 10th.

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