But as it expanded, it spent too much time chasing revenue and too little improving its online offerings.

但其膨胀期间，花了太多时间追求收益，却对改进其在线产品漫不经心。

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But they couldn't explain why the skin didn't fall apart as it expanded.

但是他们不能解释为什么皮肤不会在扩张时破裂。

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It began as 13 small colonies clinging to the Eastern Seaboard, but eventually expanded across North America, seizing Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California from Mexico in 1846.

最初它只是由东海岸十三个小殖民地组成，但在先后攫取得克萨斯、亚利桑那、新墨西哥，并于1846年从墨西哥取得加利福尼亚之后，最终扩张到整个北美。

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The service was initially free but as it expanded, they sought to cover their costs with banner advertising.

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But as it has expanded to host over 1, 000 stores in 44 countries across Europe and Asia, that distinctive characteristic has been compromised, creating an identity crisis.

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It started as a small local phone service, but he has since expanded it to include a 25, 000-kilometer fiber backbone, a fat slice of nationwide cellular radio spectrum and an Internet access provider.

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