I didn't really expect these to give me any advantage; after all if my competitors had half a brain, they would simply learn all they could from my patent filing and do things better.

我真的不希望这些能给我什么优势，毕竟即便我的竞争对手只有半个脑袋，他们也会轻而易举地从我的专利里学习所有他们可以学习的，并且还会把东西做得更好。

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We are beginning to get a better grip on what countries expect from WHO, what WHO does well, some things that only WHO can do, and some things that are best left to others.

我们越来越明白国家对世卫组织有哪些期望，世卫组织在哪些方面做得好，有些事情只有世卫组织能够做，而有些事情最好由别人去做。

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And things will get worse before they get better: a new survey from the University of Alabama says that business leaders expect the state's economy to go on shrinking in the third quarter.

在经济复苏之前情况还会延续恶化下去：一项来自阿拉巴马大学的调查称商业巨头们预计今年的第三季度阿拉巴马州经济会持续缩水。

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Unfortunately Home Depot (nyse: HD - news - people ) doesn't expect things to get better this year.

FORBES: Housing Crumbles Home Depot

Unfortunately Home Depot doesn't expect things to get better this year.

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However we expect things to be much better on the offshore front this quarter as the firm has bagged new contracts in the region and firm oil prices have stimulated interest in offshore drilling.

FORBES: Halliburton Earnings Preview: Offshore Growth In Focus