商业折扣可以用作保持顾客忠诚度的一种竞争策略。

Trade discounts may be used as a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty.

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它还可以提供一种竞争优势，尤其是当小企业想要吸引新员工又没有足够预算来支付高额薪水的时候。

It can also provide a competitive advantage, especially when small businesses want to attract new staff but don't have the budget to offer huge salaries.

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后来，我知道考试是一种竞争。

Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition.

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So being a swimmer gives you one sort of satisfaction It's competitive. It's affirming.

做一个游泳选手让你有一种成就感,这种运动展现竞争力，也给予肯定感。

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Can a good appearance be a competitive advantage?

较好的面容会成为一种竞争优势吗？

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It's another form of competition, the competition between these two sources of values, the community at large versus the individual and the family.

这是另一种形式的竞争,是两种不同价值观间的竞争,"集体利益"对"个体和家庭利益"

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