The weak luxury-car market isn't isolated to North America as economies from Japan to Germany are in or near recession.

从日本到德国，很多国家经济已经出现或者濒临衰退，因此豪华车市场疲软并非限于北美市场。

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Banks and other financial firms poured in, many from America, Germany, Switzerland or Japan, to take advantage of a freedom they did not enjoy at home.

银行和其它金融公司纷纷涌进，它们中的许多来自美国、德国、瑞士或者日本，来利用它们在自己国家里享受不到的自由。

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National output fell from its peak in 2008 to its trough in 2009 by a staggering 8.6% in Japan, 6.7% in Germany and 6.5% in Italy.

（见表）国家出口量从2008年最高点降到2009年的最低额，日本下降8.6%，德国下降6.7%，意大利降了6.5%。

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From China to India, from Japan to Germany, nations everywhere are racing to develop new ways to producing and use energy.

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But analysts also pointed to recent data from China and Germany, and Japan's pledge to stimulate its economy, as helping to propel shares upwards.

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The answer lies in its plant for reprocessing spent fuel, built partly to take used fuel from Germany and Japan (which largely paid for its construction) and partly to produce the plutonium that was once expected to be needed as fuel for fast-breeder reactors, in Britain and elsewhere.

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