German consumer spending has been broadly flat.

德国消费支出大体一向平稳。

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One of the suites, for example, exhibits the musical refrain B-flat, a, c, b, which in German usage spells Bach.

比如组曲中其中一个曲子有一个“降b, A, C, B”的反复，而这四个字母排列恰巧是“巴赫”的德语拼法。

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YouTube, according to Heise Online, would also prefer to pay a flat rate, though the German music rights association would prefer a more nuanced payment model.

根据Heise Online的消息，尽管德国音乐版权协会更倾向于实施差别化的付费模式。但是Youtube更喜欢按统一费率付费。

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German consumer spending has been broadly flat.

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