Some point out the pressure to appreciate is much less today than it was the last time China allowed the yuan to strengthen from 2005 to 2008.

有人指出，与2005至2008年期间中国允许人民币升值时相比，中国目前面临的人民币升值压力要小得多。

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Summer homes, European travel, BMWs — the locations, place names and name brands may change, but such items do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago.

消夏别墅、欧洲旅行、宝马车——地点、地名和品牌也许会有变化，但这类东西在今天被人渴求的程度似乎也不会亚于一二十年前。

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It is still going today but has become less popular in recent times.

它今天仍然在流行，但在最近变得不那么流行了。

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In many cases, therapy today costs less than it used to.

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For example, when I returned to China, I remember we had less than 10 million Internet users, and today we have more than 338 million Internet users.

举例来说，当我回到中国，当时中国网民人数不足一千万，而现在网民数达到了3。38亿。

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So today, I want to be a little bit less abstract, if you like, and I want to look at an application.

今天的课程会不那么抽象,如果你们愿意的话,我想在这里列举一个应用案例

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Of course, losing less today may not sound thrilling but it does translate into producing better long-term portfolio returns by avoiding crippling losses.

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Dealers are casting off the shackles of intervention, which they fear far less today as the time distance widens beyond the nuclear power-plant trauma.

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All I can say is that I watch much less today than I used to, and I think my life has improved as a result.

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