In effect, the company is sitting in a dead market, which earns its owners a little time.

不过实际上时报公司目前还身处一个死寂的市场，这为时报的拥有者赢得了一点点时间。

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Winter is traditionally the dead season for the housing market.

冬天历来是住房市场的萧条季节。

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'The market is absolutely dead this morning,' said one foreign exchange trader.

“今天早上市场萧条极了。” 一个外汇交易商说道。

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