"We had a very tough hand to play-the company had suffered a heart attack," he says.

“我们当时处境非常危险——公司像得了心脏病，”他说。

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The cocoon spun in poor mounting conditions shows yellow and dark colour, tough hand feeling and weak elasticity, resulting in more dropped ends and lower reelability percentage during silk reeling.

在恶劣的上蔟环境中结成的蚕茧，茧色黄而深浓，茧层手触紧硬而弹性弱，缫丝时落绪多，解舒差。

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But keeping the ox in mind, we were able to focus on sticking to the tasks at hand, surviving the rough waters of recession. It was a good symbol for tough times.

但是请记住牛的象征，我们得以能够专注于手头之事，在衰退的汹涛中生存，这是艰苦阶段的象征。

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