Six of the ten most virtuous metropolitan areas are on the west coast, where Pacific breezes lessen demand for heating and air-conditioning.

十个著名的城市地区中有六个是位于西海岸，来自太平洋的微风缓解了对于供热以及空调制冷的需求。

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Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce, however said this month that mergers and acquisitions between airlines in the Asia Pacific region were more than ten years away, due to regulatory and commercial barriers.

然而，澳洲航空的CEO Alan Joyce在这个月说，在亚太地区航空公司间的合并和收购还有10年之遥，主要是因为法律和商业障碍。

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The cloud forest-capped mountain straddles the Equator six miles (ten kilometers) from the Pacific Ocean.

这座云雾缭绕森林密布的山峰横跨赤道，距离太平洋只有6英里。

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Shares of Pacific Andes sell for just ten times their Thomson IBES 2007 consensus earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending next March.

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We profile one of the ten--Jakks Pacific--on page 81.

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