This week it said operating profits for the first six months of the year would fall by 23%, mainly due to an abysmal performance in French hypermarkets (France accounts for 44% of the group's sales).

本周有消息称家乐福法国分支经营惨淡导致上半年的营业利润下跌23%(法国销售量占该集团销售总额的44%)。

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For example, I'm hoping to take a French class at a local college when the fall term starts.

比如，我希望这个秋季学期开始的时候到当地大学参加一个学法语的培训班。

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Some pirates said they would kill French or American sailors that fall into their hands.

有些海盗扬言，只要有英法水手落入他们手里，一律格杀。

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Other French firms fall under a territorial tax system, in which foreign subsidiaries are taxed by the country where they are based.

ECONOMIST: French business

More bizarre terms like "fear of belly button lint" and "fear of the French people" fall farther down the list.

FORBES: Naked Lunch

According to their simulation, French output would fall by more than 2%.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus