Energy is a traded commodity, but it is important also the political input we put into this project."

VOA: standard.2009.05.08

Marx, in the famous argument about commodity fetishism in Kapital, is comparing the way in which we take the product of human labor and turn it into a commodity by saying that it has objective value, by saying that we know what its value is in and of itself.

马克思在《资本论》里关于商品拜物教的著名论述中，比较了我们通过人类劳动创造产品,并将其转化为商品的方法,认为产品具有客观价值，认为我们知道它的价值存在于何并且知道它本身。

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This decision is also hard to make because when you are a backend technology provider, it's like selling a piece of commodity.

之所以这是一个困难的决定还因为,当作为后台技术提供商时，就像出售一件商品似的。

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The Thai Futures Exchange introduced its first gold futures contract early this year, adding a new dimension for investors looking to reduce the risks of volatile commodity prices.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Salt was a big commodity, obviously, for storing meat.

盐是很重要的日用品,因为它们可以保存生肉

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