More than half of book sales in America take place not in bookshops but at big retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, which compete to peddle bestsellers at ever steeper discounts.

美国有超过半数的图书销售不是发生在书店，而是在大的零售卖场，像沃尔玛和塔吉特超市，这些商家竞相以不断加大的折扣来兜售畅销书。

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I would imagine that the prices of fruits and vegetables aren't that easily manipulable by even as big a retailer as Wal-Mart.

我觉得果蔬价格不会那么轻易地受到大的零售商的影响，甚至是像沃尔玛这样的零售商。

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Because frankly, we're not going to use that Home Depot app, Wal-Mart app, and 25 other apps for all the big box retailers out there.

因为说到底，我们不会一个个地使用“家得宝应用”、“沃尔玛应用”，也不可能把其他25个大零售商的应用一一都下载下来，因此必须有人把它们整合起来。

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New Wal-Mart stores have had a big effect on small communities in the United States.

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