The start of a new year is a good time to reflect on the many achievements of the past.

新年伊始正是回顾过去许多成绩的好时候。

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For retailers, who last year took in 24 percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time.

去年，零售商24%的收入来自感恩节和圣诞节之间的收入，对他们来说，这种谨慎的做法是在一个关键时刻出现的。

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For retailers, who last year took in 24 percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time.

去年零售商在感恩节和圣诞节之间获得了全年24%的收入，而在现在这个关键时刻采取了一种谨慎的做法。

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The Lunar New Year begins February 14, and is traditionally a popular time for travel in Asia.

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The board members have fourteen-year terms which is quite a long time.

小组成员有十四年的任期,确实是个很长的时间。

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But if you look at the tech fund category, the difference between the dollar-weighted and the time-weighted returns--this is over a ten-year period -is 13.4% per annum; that's stunning.

但是如果你关注科技投资基金,十年间,货币加权回报率,和时间加权回报率间的差距,是每年13.4%,这是非常夸张的

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According to the 2012 Experian Automotive Loyalty and Market Trend analysis, 47.3 percent of all Toyota, Lexus and Scion owners return to purchase another Toyota Motor Corp. vehicle, which is up from 41.6 percent a year ago, and is the first time Toyota garnered the top spot in corporate loyalty since 2009.

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Given the volatility of the stock market in the past two years, market picking a list of stocks to hold for the entire year is a waste of time as very few stocks stay in sustained up trends for an entire year.

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In a mid-year assessment, the WAO says the NHS is in a better financial position than at the same time last year, largely thanks to extra resources pumped in by the Welsh government.

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