Cheap labour may make Chinese clothing competitive in America, but if delays in shipment lie up working capital and cause winter coats to arrive in spring, trade may lose its advantages.

廉价的劳动力可能会使中国的服装在美国具有竞争力，但是如果运输的延迟会占用营运资金，导致冬季大衣在春季到货，那么贸易就会失去优势。

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"In my career as a competitive freediver, there was a limit to what I could do—but it wasn't anywhere near what I thought it was," she says.

她说：“作为一名有竞争力的自由潜水员，我在职业生涯中所能做的是有限的，但限制我的和我想象中完全不同。”

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It can also provide a competitive advantage, especially when small businesses want to attract new staff but don't have the budget to offer huge salaries.

它还可以提供一种竞争优势，尤其是当小企业想要吸引新员工又没有足够预算来支付高额薪水的时候。

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Their members are often elected. But some Americans say the lack of national standards is wrong in a competitive global economy.

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This is not a perfectly competitive market, but if it were, that's where price is going to end up.

这个案例的情况不是完全竞争市场,但是如果是,这个就是最终的价格

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and, but our biggest competitive season is in the spring time,

然后，但是我们最大的赛季是春天，

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You have to balance their needs, to make them not just comfortable, but competitive.

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These latest British crew members are not military personnel, but competitive sailors, on their way to take part in a yacht race.

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These sailors are competitive, but not so competitive that they are willing to forgo the pleasure of riding on some of the world's most beautiful-and powerful-racing boats.

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