THE smoking of a fat cigar is a sign that things are going well for Americans and shifts in cigar consumption are an accurate barometer of the national mood.

吸大号雪茄对美国人来说是一个事情进展顺利的标志，香烟消费趋势的变迁是观测国民情绪精确的风向标。

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The main cause that consumption impel technological knowledge progress is the heterogeneous material environment, mood and social moral.

消费促进技术进步的主要原因是消费在异质的物质环境、心理状态以及社会道德下进行。

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Though Mr Yosano, the chief secretary, is a firm advocate of raising the consumption tax to plug Japan's budget deficits and pay for future pensions, Mr Abe appears in no mood to launch such a debate.

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