These relatively small Basrawi businessmen sound bullish. Sales of flashy cars have been soaring. The price of taxis and meals in good restaurants have been shooting up too.

这些实力较弱的巴士拉商人更是大唱高调，豪华轿车的销量猛增，高级餐馆里的餐费价格和出租车价格也在猛涨。

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Pretty good. Sales have been up these days.

相当好。这些日子销售量已上扬。

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Sales have been really bad so far this year; good sales for our children's products are the only thing keeping our heads above water.

今年的销售情况真的很差，只有儿童产品的销售挽回了一点颓势。

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Manager Wang Linbo says sales have been good since the store opened a year ago.

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It also picks up contract work from the large providers like Verizon ( VZ) and Accenture ( ACN), so it helps that their sales have been good too.

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Yogurt is hot, and energy drink sales have been booming, so it seemed like a good bet by General Mills to try to bridge the categories with the launch of the Yoplait Vivant line, which featured fruit flavors along with tea and B vitamins.

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