Dismal figures in the Americas (ie, mostly the United States) dragged down the average: the value of contracts there was 50% lower in the second quarter of 2011 than in the first half of 2010.

美洲低迷的数字(特别是美国)拖累了平均水平：该地区2011年第二季度的合同总额比起2010年上半年来下降了50%。

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Its primary balance (ie, excluding interest payments) is in surplus and the average maturity of its debt is a reasonable seven years.

它的预算基本平衡(不包括支付的利息)处于盈余状态并且债务的平均期限达到了合理的七年之长。

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The total fertility rate of South Korean women (ie, the average number of births they can expect) has dropped to just 1.26 (see chart 1), down from 4.5 in 1970 and 1.5 in 2000.

韩国妇女的生育率(即：他们希望生育子女的数量)从1970年的4.5降至2000年的1.5，现已降至1.26(参见表1)。

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Are all those extremely intelligent people we employ in government and who have to use IE6 absent from the survey, thus lowering the average IQ of IE users?

FORBES: Internet Explorer Users Are Stupid

In age there is nothing between them: Mr Hague's bunch average 50 (ie, 14 years older than its leader), Mr Blair's 49 (which was then eight years older than the leader).

ECONOMIST: Shadow cabinet

Also, the turnover for most companies' shares is more than 100% a year ie, shareholders, on average, hold a share for less than one tax year.

ECONOMIST: Corporate finance