Firms had cut production to below the level of sales in order to shed excess inventories, so now they need to reopen factories.

公司减产至销售水平之下是为了避免过多库存，所有现在他们需要重新开工。

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And once men make up their minds, experts say, they shed excess pounds more easily than women, thanks to a faster metabolism.

而且专家说一旦他们下定决心，由于男性新陈代谢较快，他们比女性更容易减掉多余的体重。

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I would like to shed all my excess weight immediately, and that leads to tomorrow's proverb. You'll have to come back to learn it!

我要马上减掉所有多余的重量，这就引出了明天的俚语。明天再来学习吧！

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These include labour-market measures and incentives for firms to shed excess capacity and debt.

ECONOMIST: Japan

Firms had cut production to below the level of sales in order to shed excess inventories, so now they need to reopen factories.

ECONOMIST: Emerging Asian economies

They include the privatisation of several state-owned companies, an end to restrictions on the stocking of some agricultural commodities and a plan to shed excess government manpower.

ECONOMIST: The state holds a sale