The results of the company's cost-cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over the last two years.

该公司削减成本措施的结果在利润上体现得很明显，在过去两年利润下滑之后，今年前三个月的利润增长了5%。

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A second experiment zoomed in on the age period of two to three years, to see how colour preferences changed during this crucial year.

第二个实验重点关注二到三岁这个年龄段，看在这个关键的一年颜色偏好是怎么变化的。

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First and foremost, I wanted during this first year to get all three levels of the Organization working together in seamless harmony.

首先，在过去的一年中，我有意使本组织所有三个层面融为一体，和谐开展工作。

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During this period, there was an average of sixty-three attacks worldwide each year.

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The Chinese economy grew 10.6 percent during the first three quarters of this year -- an enviable statistic, as most other major economies still struggle to recover from the global recession.

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