We respnded aggressively, very aggressively on a lot of different occasions, and it was the kind of crisis that is just hard to keep control of. Ultimately we did.

我们的应对措施很强势，非常强势,在很多情况下都是如此，这次危机是,很难控制的，但最终我们做到了。

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They control and dominate the Baltic trade, and herring is an important part of that, because herring will keep once it's salted and all that.

他们几乎控制和掌握了整个波罗的海贸易,而鲱鱼则是其中的重要组成部分,因为鲱鱼一旦用盐浸泡过就可长期保存

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