Japan Inc went on a global buying binge 20 years ago, snatching up vanity assets such as the Rockefeller Centre and the Pebble Beach golf course before beating a hasty retreat.

日本公司在20年前大掀收购热潮，在攫取洛克菲勒中心和圆石滩高尔夫球场这些浮华资产后功成身退。

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America's paranoia deepened as its jobless rate climbed - especially when the Japanese started buying landmarks like the Rockefeller Centre.

随着失业率攀升，美国的多疑症加剧——特别当日本人开始购买诸如洛克菲勒中心这样的地标之时。

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On a Friday evening, holiday shoppers throng Northpark Centre mall in Dallas, Texas, buying Lego and luxury soap as a pianist picks out pop songs.

在一个周五晚上，假日购物狂们挤满了德克萨斯州达拉斯的购物中心。 他们正如同钢琴家挑选流行歌曲一样购买垒高拼装玩具和名贵香皂。

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In five American states, politicians have proposed legislation that would constrain state governments from buying call-centre services from abroad, or would at least compel operators to confess their location.

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Cisco, which has bought or invested in 25 companies over the past three years, is expected to do another dozen deals this year. 3Com and Bay Networks, Cisco's main competitors, have also been buying companies left, right and centre.

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"We're asking people to be very, very conscious that when they go to a garden centre and they're buying bluebells to ascertain the actual provenance of those so they are not actually buying something that has been imported, " he said.

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