I think it means the rate of decline in the economy, which during late last year and the first quarter of this year was like a free-fall, is definitely slowing down.

我认为，这表示，经过去年年底和今年第一季度自由落体式的经济下滑后，现在经济衰退的速度绝对是放慢了。

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In fact, for mystery novels, Amazon could probably give away the first 90% for free and charge the entire fee just for the last chapter.

事实上，对于神秘风格的小说，Amazon可能会让之前90%的部分免费，而只在最后的章节收取部分费用。

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After their first free clinic last August, Tzu Chi volunteers and TIMA members in Thailand returned to the Port of Laem Chabang to treat of customs officers and nearby villagers.

在去年八月的第一次义诊后，泰国慈济志工和人医会成员再度来到莲差邦海港举行义诊，为海关人员和附近的村民拔除病苦。

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"We'll use the first three practices to get the right setups and then probably use the last free practice to do a long run, just to check the race situation, " Lorenzo's crew chief Ramon Forcada said on the MotoGP website.

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