然而，2006年下半年以来，企业的销售业绩开始停滞不前，虽然销量的绝对数字依然相当可观，但效益却不见增长，甚至有所下滑。

However, since the second half of 2006, its sales have stagnated. Although its sales absolute figure is still considerable, the benefit is not increased but even declining.

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该报告说，人口的快速增长和众多的年轻人意味着生活在贫困线以下的非洲人口的绝对数量可能会大致保持稳定。

It says rapid population growth and a bulge in the number of young people means the absolute number of people in Africa living in dire poverty may remain broadly constant.

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由于人口快速增长，贫困人口的绝对数字可能已经上升。

Because of a rapid increase in population, the absolute number of people in poverty has probably risen.

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