Mercedes and BMW have enjoyed the best margins in the business, but they have lost lots of money on their small cars.

梅赛德斯和宝马在这个行业享有最大的利润，但他们在小型汽车的损失也很多。

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Small vehicles produce relatively thin margins, making it hard to make money in Europe's high-cost labor market.

小轿车的利润率相对较低，使其在欧洲高成本的劳动力市场上难以赢利。

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Don's margins have grown so small that on three occasions he has had to put his savings into the Apothecary Shoppe in order to keep the doors open.

唐的利润实在太微薄了，为了继续经营下去他不得不三次用自己的积蓄贴补“药剂师专柜”。

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The FAO report points to the growth of large-scale, industrial operations that have pushed some small producers and pastoralists to the margins.

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"The margins are so small, and if you've got margins that are that small you're going to get guys who win once here and there, " Woods said.

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No other carmaker, including the import brands, can afford to do so because the profit margins on small cars are so narrow.

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It's even tougher for big-ticket retailers to squeeze margins on small quantities of goods to serve the whimsical needs of each neighborhood.

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