After a particularly bleak third quarter, when it eked out annualised growth of just 0.3%, the fourth-quarter Numbers announced last week came as welcome relief.

三季度明显阴冷，按年计算其增长贡献只为0.3%，因此央行在四季度宣布于上周进行缓和性调剂。

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The film sees young Jane Eyre experience a bleak childhood after being orphaned and then bullied by her aunt and Cousins.

影片中年幼的简爱经历了凄惨的童年，她在成为孤儿后却被他的叔叔和表兄弟们欺负。

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Soon after prince Andrey's return, the old prince made over a part of the property to him, giving him Bogutcharovo, a large estate about thirty miles from Bleak Hills.

安德烈公爵回来后不久，老公爵让儿子分开来过，把博古恰罗沃、离童山四十俄里的一大片领地分给他了。

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In Sydney, Billabong shares tumbled 44% after the surfwear and sports clothing maker issued a bleak trading update.

WSJ: Asian Shares Fall

After the rioting every night this week, the news headlines told a bleak story of communities under attack.

BBC: England riots: Are brooms the symbol of the resistance?

Financial stocks were reeling, after Calyon Securities analyst Mike Mayo initiated coverage on the largest U.S. banks with a bleak outlook, forecasting additional loan losses.

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