Clearly, at the top of the economic cycle, consumers will be so desperate to get their hands on raw materials that they will pay well over the cost of production.

很清楚，在经济周期的顶部，消费者是如此难于得到原材料，以致他们宁愿支付高于生产成本的价格。

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Similarly, in boom conditions commodity consumers will be so desperate to get their hands on raw materials that they will drive prices up to absurd levels, at least for a short time.

同理，在繁荣的前提下，大宗商品的消费者将会竭尽全力地去追逐这些原材料以至他们把价格推高到非常荒唐的水准，至少在一段非常短的时间内是这样。

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You inspire good behaviour and, at least in my memory, some desperate last minute attempts to redeem bad behaviour so as not to be overlooked.

你激励他们与人为善，至少在我的记忆里，曾经因为不想被你忽视而在最后一分钟试图弥补做错的事。

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Boss Steve Fallon - a former Cambridge star - knows the U's will be desperate to avoid defeat even at this early stage of the season.

BBC: Cambs rivals ready for derby game

Sri Lanka can sweep this series 3-0 with a win in Brisbane on Sunday, but the Aussies will be desperate to stop the rot at the Gabba, where the Ashes series starts in 20 days.

BBC: Australia crash to seventh defeat

You may be able to tell from my desperate clutching at stats that there is little in the way of paddock gossip this weekend, although some major changes are afoot on Lorenzo's side of the Yamaha garage - more details of which are likely to emerge as the weekend progresses.

BBC: Matt Roberts' MotoGP column