When the translator clarified the lieutenant's request, the merchant produced his card and demanded to know when security would improve.

当翻译澄清了中尉的要求后，商人出示了证件而且问中尉何时能改善治安。

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And let me use a big Q to be the total quantity produced-- sorry--the total quantity demanded in the market.

用Q代表总产量,对不起,是市场总需求量

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David Blunkett, then the home secretary, demanded his resignation and, when it wasn't immediately forthcoming, produced statistics showing that the force was under-performing.

ECONOMIST: CRIME