Client:I wonder if u could allow us any discount for this commodity. It's the general practice that the wholesalers usually get some discounts from manufactures or suppliers.

顾客：我想知道你方能不能就这批商品打打折。通常批发商都能从制造商或者供应商那拿到些折扣。

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They shouldn't get carried away, however, because their own stock markets were showing earlier this week what could happen to European and Asian economies if the U. S. heads into recession.

然而他们不该高兴过头，因为他们自己的证券市场本周早些时候一直显示：如果美国进入衰退，欧洲和亚洲的经济将会发生什么。

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If that were to happen it could potentially pave the way for the abandonment of U. S. generally accepted accounting principles, the foundation of the U. S. financial reporting system.

若果真如此，则可能为美国公认会计准则退出舞台铺平道路，而该准则正是美国财务报告体系的基础。

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U.S.officials worry that, even if the virus' spread is eventually contained, it could re-emerge months from now during the northern hemisphere's winter flu season, when more than 30,000 Americans die each year from common influenza.

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U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a Senate hearing that the missile tested by Iran was likely in the lower end of a 2,000 to 2,500 kilometer capability, but added U.S.officials could not yet say if it hit its target as claimed by Tehran.

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"If the U.S. could bring military assistance, far much the better, " Odinga said.

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One wild card: While Mr. Brown has no major opponent in his party now, that could change if U.S. Sen.

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If U.S. farmers could easily sell to Cuba, Juliuson says, the price would go up by more than a few cents.

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