EXAMPLE: The energetic new sales manager thought the company's previous sales presentations were too cut-and-dried, so he designed an impressive new multimedia version.
这位精力充沛的新任销售经理认为，公司从前的销售演示文件太乏味，所以设计了精彩的多媒体版。
A retailer, for instance, might decide how much beer to stock based not just on previous sales records, but also on weather forecasts, party chatter on social media and schedules for sports matches.
以零售商为例，他可以决定啤酒库存量是多少。这不仅仅基于过去的销售记录，还可以基于天气预报，社会媒体上的聚会闲聊以及体育比赛的时间表。
That claim is false, however, since according to Moviemania's own sales figures, Moviemania sold 5 percent more popcorn last year than in the previous year.
然而，这种说法是错误的，因为根据Moviemania自己的销售数据，去年的爆米花销量比前一年多了5%。
For the month of August, XT experienced a ten percent increase in gasoline sales as compared to sales in August the previous year.
八月份，XT的汽油销售量比去年八月增长了百分之十。
Second-quarter sales included $1.71 billion in deferred revenue from previous quarters.
二季度的销售收入包括了17.1亿元的预收账款。
The prediction is based upon the assumption of a 5 percent increase in part sales over the previous three months as well as information on current stock at each supplier.
这种预测是根据之前三个月零件销售增长5%的假设以及关于每个供应商当前库存的信息作出的。
At the end of last month, Nokia said it expected sales and profit margins for the current quarter to be well below its previous forecasts.
上个月底，诺基亚表示第二季度的销售额和利润无法达到之前设定的目标。
Professor Yu Dan then wrote a $3 book based on her lectures, which sold 4 million copies, more than double the sales of the previous bestseller, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
于丹教授随后把她的演讲内容结集出版为售价3美元的书，这本书的销售量为之前畅销书《哈利波特与魔法石》的两倍多，达到惊人的四百万本。
Last year, sales were actually up 10.3% over the previous year. What's down is Starbucks' net profit margin which dropped from 7.1% to 3%.
其去年销量比前年提高了10.3%，但其纯利润率却从7.1%下降到了3%。
The 9-year-old index, measuring expected sales, capital spending and hiring trends, hit 113 - a full 7% above than the previous high water mark.
这个已有九年历史的指数反映的是对未来销售额、资本支出和雇佣趋势的预期，该指数第一季度达到113点，比前高点整整高出了7%。
Auctioneer Profiles in History said the previous costume sales record was held by Audrey Hepburn's iconic little black dress from the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," which sold for $923,187.
“历史档案”拍卖行称，之前的戏服拍卖纪录由奥黛莉•赫本保持，她在1961年出演电影《蒂凡尼的早餐》时所穿的一件经典小黑裙曾以92万3187美元成交。
Drawing on his experience at National Cash Register, his previous employer and a pioneer in these matters, he quickly established a well-trained sales force and, later, a service organisation.
他之前任职的公司是这些方面的前驱国家现金出纳机公司(National CashRegister)。从ncr中吸取经验教训，他迅速建立了一支受训良好的销售队伍，之后是一支服务队伍。
Wine sales at Bone's jumped by 11 percent per diner in the two weeks following the iPads' introduction, compared with the previous three weeks.
同前三周相比，在引进苹果笔记本电脑后的两周内，Bone's的酒水销量每餐增加了11%。
Once the special offer is over, sales drop to their previous levels, and bargain-hunters move on to the next deal.
一旦优惠结束，销售就会跌回先前的水平，淘货的人就会寻找下一个更便宜的交易。
Mr. Zetsche confirmed previous statements saying the unit is expected to achieve a return on sales of 10% in the second half of 2012 and maintain this level in 2013.
蔡澈证实了此前的声明，说梅赛德斯-奔驰轿车部门在2012年下半年销售利润率将达到10%，2013年将维持这一水平。
Daimler, the world's biggest lorry maker, said that sales from January to August were up by 33% over the previous year and that orders had leapt by 65%.
世界最大的卡车制造商戴姆勒公司宣布，从一月份至八月份，该公司卡车销售量比去年同期增长了33%，订单比去年同期跃升了65%。
Sales growth at stores open at least a year plunged to 2.6 percent from 6.7 percent the previous quarter.
目前全食开店超过一年的门店的销售增长已经由上一季度的6.7%暴跌至2.6%。
The one bright spot in the market - smaller cities - helped propel nationwide property sales, in terms of floor space, up 13 per cent in the first half from the previous year.
小城市是房地产市场的一个亮点，推进了全国性的销售量，就地下层来看，比前年第一半年上升了13%。
Sales of existing homes in America increased by 0.5% in October compared with the previous month, the first time sales have risen since February, according to the National Association of Realtors.
来自美国国家房产经纪人协会的消息，十月份，美国二手房交易比九月增长了0.5%。这是至今年一月以来的首次增长。
Sales at the company slid nearly 8 percent in the first quarter from the previous year.
公司销售额第一季度就比去年下滑了将近8个百分点。
Retail sales fell 1.1% in October on a seasonally-adjusted basis, a turnaround from the previous month when sales rose 0.1%.
在季节性调整的基础上，十月份的零售额下降了1.1%。九月才刚上升了0.1%的零售额，现又掉头下落。
For all of last year, existing-home sales totaled 4.9 million, down more than 13 percent from the previous year, and the lowest since 1997.
对于在过去的一年中，现房销售达到490万，与上一年度相比跌幅超过百分之十三，并是自1997年以来的最低水平。
Nokia said it now sees devices and services net sales for the quarter to be "substantially below" its previous target range of 6.1 billion Euros to 6.6 billion Euros.
诺基亚称，预计第二季度的设备和服务业务净销售额将“大幅低于”此前制定的61至66亿欧元目标。
There are early signs that this is denting sales. In both January and February the volume of housing sales fell sharply from the previous month.
现已出现销量走低的征兆：1月和2月的住房销量与前一个月相比都急剧下降。
There are early signs that this is denting sales. In both January and February the volume of housing sales fell sharply from the previous month.
现已出现销量走低的征兆：1月和2月的住房销量与前一个月相比都急剧下降。
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