In 2009 world output probably shrank by more than 1% (on a purchasing-power-parity basis) -the first time since 1945 that the global economy actually got smaller.

2009年全球产出大约减少了1%还多(基于平价购买力不变的情况下)——这是自1945年以来全球经济产出第一次切实的减少。

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Oh, it's the high time for you purchasing in our clothes shop.

噢，现在在我们店里买衣服正是时候。

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Just-in-time (JIT) techniques are sometimes referred to as just-in-time production, just-in-time purchasing and just-in-time delivery.

准时制技术有时称为准时制生产、准时制采购和准时制交付。

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Various surveys have suggested increasing interest from first-time buyers in purchasing a home, despite the continued requirement for a high deposit.

BBC: 'Early signs' of housing activity, says RICS

"I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone, " Koch told The Associated Press in 2008 after purchasing a burial plot in Trinity Church Cemetery, at the time the only graveyard in Manhattan that still had space.

WSJ: Bill Clinton to speak at Ed Koch's funeral in NYC

For the very first time Americans can invest in yuan by purchasing securities denominated in the hard-to-buy Chinese currency.

FORBES: The Chance To Buy Yuan