这三个月的增长趋势——通常提供比月数据更好的基础趋势指数——从八月的3.3%上升到九月的3.8%，是2004年来的最高水平。

The three-month trend – which generally offers a better indicator of underlying trends than monthly figures – rose from 3.3% in August to 3.8% in September, its highest level since August 2004.

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我负责世界上许多地方的金融发展项目，所以我的工作就是预测其长期趋势，并在现有证据的基础上做出预测。

I am responsible for financial development programs in many parts of the world, so forecasting long range trends and making predictions on the basis of present evidence is what I do.

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对此期望趋势的基础，法伊勒表示怀疑：“据2005年美国国家睡眠基金会调查报道显示，全美约有四分之一的夫妻分床或分房睡。”

The dubious basis Feiler gives for this supposed trend: "Nearly one in four American couples sleep in separate bedrooms or beds, the National sleep Foundation reported in a 2005 survey."

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