The "standard of living" of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces.

任何国家的“生活水平”都是指普通人在该国产出的商品和服务中所占的份额。

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Some economists believe that selling goods and services to consumers on an installment plan is one of the major factors in making our high standard of living possible.

一些经济学家认为，用分期付款的方式向客户销售商品和劳务是提高人们生活水平的一个重要因素。

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Your goods are all far above standard quality.

你们的商品质量高过标准质量。

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Systematic theft generates an unbeatable cost advantage by avoiding the standard cost of propertied goods for which law-abiding competitors must pay.

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However, according to Stephen Green, at Standard Chartered, stocks of finished goods are still rising, which will curb production over the next few months.

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Instead, the social computing metaphor reflects more accurately what companies actually are: groups of people talking and coordinating with each other to deliver productive goods and services in a highly non-standard world.

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