Yes, public sector wages are going to be frozen; there will also be cuts to some health services, but I think at the moment people recognise that this is a necessary price that has to be paid.

是的，公共部门的薪资将被冻结，一些健康服务的预算也会被缩减，但是我认为，此时此刻，人们能够认识到这是必须要付出的代价。

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Sure those frozen meals are convenient, but what price do you pay for that convenience?

冷冻餐点虽然方便，但为了这丝方便你付出了怎样的代价？

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Homogenized competition is very common in the low-end frozen food markets. Price wars always happen in the same type, same taste category, which leads to a long-term decline of the industry margin.

整个冷冻点心行业中低端同质化竞争较为普遍，同类型、同口味、价格战时有发生，必将导致行业利润下滑。

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Customers of large retailers will stand in line hoping to buy at the frozen price.

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In the meantime, the businesses that make it will either have huge margins on each order to cover the cost of these difficulties, or will be the companies with almost limitless pockets that can survive a long, frozen winter of price wars before the eventual thaw.

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