Steve Cushman, head of the local chamber of commerce, counts just 27 empty storefronts out of 410 along the city’s main shopping street—a rate that many cities in California would envy.

当地商会领导Steve Cushman清点该城主要商业街上空置店铺数量，结果是410间商店里有27间空置——一个让加州其他城市羡慕不已的低比率。

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Despite his green credentials, Mr Bryson's appointment was welcomed by Tom Donohue, head of the US Chamber of Commerce, who seldom finds anything praiseworthy in what Mr Obama does.

抛开他绿色资历不说，美国商会会长Tom Donohue对布莱森的任命表示欢迎，他很少对奥巴马所做的事情有所称赞。

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Ten years ago, says Win Hallett, the head of its Chamber of Commerce, the centre of Mobile was so ragged that he worried about visitors being frightened away by the hotels.

该市商会的会长温。哈勒特(Win Hallett)说十年前市中心还破败不堪，有的时候他会担心游客被简陋的旅馆吓走。

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When he walked from the chamber with his head held high, all principled people walked with him in spirit.

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"We're challenging Waxman-Markey's cap-and-trade bill, not the need for a legislative response to climate change, " says Karen Harbert, head of the Chamber's Institute for 21st Century Energy.

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Christopher Hammerbeck, the head the British Chamber of Commerce, says that while companies that need to access the Chinese market may continue to be based in Hong Kong, other firms may be driven away.

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