It's a simple concept, but when you think about it we all have two main commodities which we can spend as we choose; time and money.

这是一个简单的概念，想一想就知道，我们都拥有两种可以选择怎样去消费的财富：时间和金钱。

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But amid all the negative news there was, nonetheless, an encouraging clue about the limits of China's domestic commodities output that paints a brighter outlook for the natural resources sector.

但在各种负面新闻中，却可找出一条鼓舞人心的线索：中国的大宗商品产出存在局限，这为自然资源行业勾画出更为光明的前景。

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After the financial panic of 2008, the U. s. saw a collapse in the prices of just about all assets, goods, services, and commodities.

经过2008年的金融恐慌后，美国看到几乎所有资产、货物、服务和商品价格的崩溃。

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For him, it was all about the money he was losing trying to trade commodities in the realms of feudal Italian rulers in the 16th century.

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The concerns about the economic health of the eurozone hit nearly all financial markets, commodities included, as investors moved out of risky assets and sought out safe havens, in particular the U.S. dollar.

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It is much more likely that they will all end up as makers of interchangeable commodities for the digital home, that the consumer cares little about unless the stuff breaks down.

ECONOMIST: The digital home