撒点辣椒粉到您的鸡汤里面可以提高传统感冒药的疗效，因为辣椒可收缩鼻腔和喉咙血管来缓解充血。

Sprinkle some onto your chicken soup to turbocharge that traditional cold remedy, since cayenne shrinks blood vessels in your nose and throat, relieving congestion.

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这是2002年5月以来的最高水平，大大高于50点的收缩与扩张分水岭。

The April result was the highest achieved since May 2002 and significantly above the 50 point level which separates expansion from contraction.

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商业部表示，经济活动折合成年率收缩了百分之零点3。

The Commerce Department says economic activity contracted at a 0.3 percent annual rate.

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