Surely not the economy, which continues to muddle along through the muck of heavy consumer debt and a poor housing market.

肯定不是继续在消费者债务和恶化的房地产市场的泥沼中艰难前行的经济。

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The United States is abundant in resourses, but it is also a heavy consumer of natural resources, and it is increasingly reliant on certain imported commodities, especially on oil.

美国资源丰富，但它也是一个巨大的自然资源消费国，它正日益依赖某些商品的进口，特别是石油。

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Exports have grown by 34 per cent so far this year, although a lot of the increase has come from heavy industry products, such as steel, that are not affected by consumer backlashes.

今年到目前为止，中国出口额已增加34%，不过大部分增幅来自钢铁等重工业产品，它们没有受到消费者不满情绪的影响。

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Europe isn't just a heavy consumer of alcohol--booze production plays an important role in the economy.

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Rice growing, in particular, is a heavy consumer of water: it takes some 5, 000 liters of water to produce 1 kg of rice.

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And many Britons carry a heavy burden of consumer debt as well as their mortgages.

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