No longer happy to act mainly as middlemen, many have wanted a slice of the action themselves.

很多却已不愿只是牵线搭桥，转而想从中分一杯羹。

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Electronic trading might connect customers directly with each other, cutting out the Banks as middlemen.

电子交易可能会使客户直接联系而将作为中间人的银行跳过。

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The effectiveness of sales promotion can be tempered by psychological barriers, and this fact is applicable to middlemen as well as consumers.

无论是中间商还是消费者，只要有了心理障碍，便会使促销活动的效果打折扣。

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No longer happy to act mainly as middlemen, many have wanted a slice of the action themselves.

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They were serving as middlemen in the student loan program -- some of you may have heard about this.

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Political parties have traditionally served as middlemen between voters and their government, helping organize, aggregate and sort candidates, policies, and money.

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