Banks were already scaling back their proprietary-trading activity sharply as a result of the crisis: some say its contribution to revenue has fallen by more than half in the past three years.

由于金融危机，银行业已经大幅减少了自营交易的规模：某几家银行声称，过去的三年中，自营业务对总收入的贡献已下降了超过一半。

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(Marchionne is said to have killed three styling proposals in the past year and a half).

(据说在过去的一年半里，马基·奥尼已经毙掉了三个造型设计方案)。

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He said that in the past three years, he had engaged in conversations with about half a dozen women online.

他说，过去三年里，他曾与大约六名女人在网上聊天。

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At half past three in the morning we were still trying to take it in.

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She brought them biscuits with the tea at exactly half past three.

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It was a nine-to-five job, and at half past three every day I guarantee you would find me sitting, snoring at my desk.

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