"Because of the subprime lending crisis in the U. S. , American merchants are reducing their orders or not paying on time, " says Zhu Changling, vice-president of the China National Furniture Assn.

“由于美国的次贷危机，美国商人往往缩减订单数量，要么就是延期支付，”中国家具行业协会副理事长朱长岭是这样回答的。

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His campaign for president was also called a "Children's Crusade" because of the many young people involved.

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The theory is that the shareholders are in control because they elect the board and the board hires the president and it's democratic.

之所以理论上说股东是掌控者,是因为他们选出董事会,董事会选出总裁,这是个民主的过程

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Because the most valuable commodity in any White House isn't the money it's the president's time.

因为在白宫最珍贵的,不是金钱,而是总统的时间。

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But the fact remains that by Bush's own standard of "intensive effort" set in 2002, the White House has not met that test, in large part because the president's foreign policy has largely focused on other matters, such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The airline narrowly escaped collapse last year only because of the president's intervention.

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It is curious that a parliamentarian wants to shut down debate because the French president's intervention prompts an interesting question.

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