With the advent of PET, water jumped... to the number two spot... behind carbonated soft drinks.

PET问世以后，它一跃成为第二，仅次于碳酸软饮料。

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With this year's strong showing, China overtook Japan in the number two spot, with the US remaining in first place.

由于今年表现强劲，中国已取代日本晋身排行榜亚军，而美国仍然牢牢地占据着冠军的位置。

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She was passed over in 1996, when she first competed for the job of chief executive, receiving the number two spot instead.

她在1996年第一次竞选执行总监职位时落选了，取而代之的是得到了另外次选职位。

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Then there's China, which has climbed to the world's number two spot in oil consumption.

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Yet Merrill has long moved early to place future chief executives in the number two spot.

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It's not really comparable to tickets of the past because we've never had someone like Hillary Clinton in the number two spot.

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