In a second step this is extrapolated to a financial crisis which involves a much greater fall (eg, 40%) over a much greater time period (six months).

在第二步推算出金融危机牵涉到更大的跌落(例如，40%)经过很长一段时间(6个月)。

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Even such an apparently modest step as training African officials in enforcing business rules could fall foul of this.

就算是培养非洲官员去遵守商业规则，如此微不足道的一小步，也会被看成是对这一主张的亵渎。

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To the point: with the Nikkei in free fall after the devastating earthquake -- notwithstanding the one-day bounce of nearly 6% this week -- is it time for savvy investors to step in and buy?

言归正传：随着日经指数（Nikkei）在大地震后直线下跌——尽管上周有一个交易日反弹近6%，眼下是精明的投资者入市并买入的时机吗？

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Visits to its theme parks are expected to fall in step with a decline in U.S. consumer confidence, offsetting advertising sales growth at Disney's ESPN and ABC television networks.

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The news comes as some Wall Street companies, such as Goldman Sachs, are expected to hand out record or near-record bonuses in 2009--even though the government had to step in last fall to rescue the U.S. financial industry.

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Goldman Sachs ( GS - news - people ), are expected to hand out record or near-record bonuses in 2009--even though the government had to step in last fall to rescue the U.S. financial industry.

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