Unemployment fell from close to 20% in the mid-1990s to just 7.9% in 2007.

失业率从20世纪90年代中期的将近20%减少到2007年的7.9%。

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Meanwhile America’s Federal Reserve said it was likely to keep interest rates close to zero at least until mid-2013, and hinted that it might take other steps to support the economy.

与此同时，美联储表示，几近于零的利率可能至少要保持到2013年年中，并暗示可能采取其他措施来支持经济。

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In my one year in the UK, I have realized there is a lot more media coverage about China than when I was a student here in the mid-80s and most are quite close to the real life in China.

我在英国的这一年里，深感外界对中国的报道比80年代中期我在英国留学时多多了。大多数的报道还是贴近中国的实际的。

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Accel Partners backed 4 of the top 25 offerings this year, all 4 of which advanced an average of 384% from first-day close through mid-December.

FORBES: Venture Vetting

Too many state workers can retire in their mid-50s on close to full pay.

ECONOMIST: The public sector unions

Most of his career, he spent gigging around the Mid-Atlantic, close enough to get home immediately after a show.

NPR: Danny Gatton: 'World's Greatest Unknown Guitarist'