"At one time, it was just China was buying for production and exporting. Now, they are buying for their own consumption," she said.

她说：“中国一度只为生产和出口而购买钻石，现在却是为自身消费而购买钻石。”

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Customers just buying a tablet for the first time, though, may have trouble justifying the extra cost.

但是首次购买平板电脑的客户可能难以接受为此额外支出费用。

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I have found that if I just stop buying bad foods, I have an easier time eating healthier foods.

我发现如果我不买垃圾食品，那么我就比较容易去吃健康食品。

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But it's just buying us a little bit of time.

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"Infusing the agency with cash and hiking postage rates without requiring USPS to reduce costs and realign itself to meet America's changing use of mail is just buying a very small amount of time with a very big check, " Mr. Issa said.

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It is, ultimately, just another liquidity action, aimed at buying time to sort the solvent from the insolvent, whether banks or sovereigns.

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