Critics derided it as the "Empty State Building," and it was not profitable until 1950.

评论家们嘲笑地把它称为“空的大厦”(很多办公室都没有租出去)一直到1950年都没有盈利。

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Some Internet users were divided over Wu's smile, some saying it made them feel calm and warm, while others derided it as stiff.

网民对吴怡的微笑颇有分歧。一些人认为，吴怡的微笑让他们感觉平和而温暖，有些人则挖苦地说，她的笑容很僵硬。

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It goes like this. We always knew that unbridled free markets were a mistake, yet we were derided for saying this; and now we are all paying the price for your excesses.

大致是这样的：我们一直都知道自由放任市场是个错误，然而我们对其视而不见，现在我们所有人都在为这种宽容付出代价。

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Shadow Scotland minister William Bain agreed, saying it was a "hugely significant bill" but SNP spokesman Stewart Hosie derided it as a "modest little measure".

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Jobs derided the delays it takes to share with a Zune, suggesting people just swap ear buds.

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One company that offers a limited version of sharing in the field today is Kodak, the old film stalwart that is often derided even though it has managed the digital transition about as well as could be imagined.

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