American auto-assembly plants were the envy of every nation. (I'd driven out to Levittown in my new blue Plymouth, paid for out of my earnings from research.)

每个国家都艳羡美国的自动装配工厂(我就是驾着新买的蓝色普利茅斯汽车来到莱维敦镇的，是用我做研究工作赚来的钱买的)。

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Orbitz says the earnings growth was driven by gains in gross bookings, transactions and global room nights.

Or bitz表示，业绩增长来自于总预订量、交易量和全球酒店预订间夜数的收入所推动。

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Since rising US consumer spending is driven by cheap borrowing costs rather than growing middle class earnings, it is vulnerable to a turn in the interest rate cycle.

既然美国消费支出增长是廉价借贷成本（而非中产阶级收入增长）推动的，当利率周期变化时，这种增长就会难以为继。

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All in all, the company is expected to post strong numbers in the third quarter earnings driven by growth in its industrial businesses in emerging economies, partially offset by the slowdown in Europe.

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Lehman had better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, driven by gains in fixed income, and analysts say it has made steady progress in winning market share.

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As the largest global mobile phone operator by revenue, Vodafone, whose earnings are driven by its European business, is particularly vulnerable to market share loss in Europe.

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