France has been gripped over the past few weeks by an extraordinary tale that has all the ingredients of a Hollywood soap opera.

在过去几周里，这则非同寻常的故事极大地震动了法国，这个故事具备好莱坞肥皂剧的一切要素。

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For the past ten years sales of recorded music have declined so steeply as to become a cautionary tale about the disruptive power of the Internet.

在过去的近十年间，录制音乐的销量急剧下滑。这已经成了用来警示因特网那破坏力量的例证。

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The woes of Greek banks follow a similar tale in Ireland over the past year.

希腊银行业陷入困境之前，去年爱尔兰也有类似的状况。

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Certainly, that has been the tale of the tape over the past 36 months, keeping the post-credit-crunch recovery from turning into a full-blown bull market.

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