Although shop sales have just about held up as Christmas approaches, car sales have tumbled by a third in the past 12 months.

虽然商店销售额随着圣诞节的临近有所回升，但是汽车的销售量在过去12个月里下降了三分之一。

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The factory is now operating short weeks, due to a slump in car sales. It shut down completely for four weeks over Christmas.

眼下汽车销售量下滑，工厂已经调整为非完整工作周，圣诞节期间关门整整四周。

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Last winter, after Christmas, she drove the car into a tree and killed my father.

去年冬天，圣诞节后，她开车撞着一棵树，害死了我父亲。

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And that car will be parked in front of the Red Lion Inn with a Christmas tree on top."

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It parks in front of the Red Lion Inn. As in the original picture, there is a Christmas tree on the car as it is being delivered to a family.

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I'm just waiting for Santa to bring me a car for Christmas... a convertible would be nice!

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Police are looking for a driver involved in a fatal car crash in Wiltshire on Christmas Day.

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Her husband, a car manufacturer, did not check the ticket on Christmas Day because the family was entertaining guests.

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