Though his own policies and popularity plummeted, even ardent critics spoke admiringly of his strong marriage and healthy relationship with his daughters.

尽管他自己的政策和受欢迎度直线下降，但即使是热衷于指责他的批评家也大大称赞布什稳固的婚姻及其与女儿间的健康关系。

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Friedman, Billings, Ramsey (FBR), an investment bank, reckons trading commissions have plummeted by almost a third since 2000, and by even more if higher-margin option trades are excluded.

投资银行Friedman, Billings, Ramsey (FBR)估计交易佣金较2000年已骤降三分之一，如果有更高利润的期权交易未被计算在内的话，下跌幅度将会更大。

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After technology stock bubble collapsed in 2001, optical component industry plummeted. But, it regained from 2004. The gross profit margin increased year by year, even peaked in 2007 and 2008.

光电子行业自2001年科技股泡沫崩溃后一落千丈，不过从2004年就逐渐恢复元气，毛利率逐年攀升，在2007、2008年达到巅峰。

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Not bad for a year in which technology stocks plummeted and even energy giant ExxonMobil, with its healthy 2.4% dividend, fell 12%.

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Real wages and incomes have plummeted, even more since the recession was supposedly over.

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The big indexes went nowhere over the last decade, absolutely plummeted in the last few years and now even the 2009 snap-back rally is officially kaput.

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