When our 40-ft container was shipped from the UK, containing pipes, steel and all necessities, I thought the paying days had ended.

当我们装满水管，钢材和其它必需品的40英尺集装箱从英国启运时，我想掏钱的日子该结束了吧。

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The company blames the part of UK operations' decline on the overcapacity of global steel supply and the high manufacturing costs.

该公司将英国业务下滑部分归咎于全球钢材供应过剩以及制造成本居高不下。

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Then take a look at the cost of construction in China. The price of steel and cement may be similar to the UK.

看看中国的建设成本会发现，钢铁和水泥的价格和英国相差无几。

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Since the creation of the old British Steel at the end of the 1960s, nine out of 10 UK steel jobs have gone.

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Community trade union general secretary Michael Leahy said the announcement followed a four-year long downturn in the UK and European steel industry, with the fall in UK steel demand steeper than any other major European economy.

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