Social scientists are starting to realize that a permanent shift has taken place in the way we live our lives.

社会科学家开始意识到我们的生活方式已经发生了永久性的变化。

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Some people think that renting will enjoy a Renaissance as a result of the crisis, but few expect a wholesale, permanent shift in attitudes.

某些人士认为房屋租赁业将因危机而出现复兴，但很少有人指望态度会出现大规模的永久变化。

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It's possible that this is a permanent shift in Apple's annual schedule, with iOS being updated at WWDC to give developers time to upgrade their apps before a new iPhone in September.

苹果在全球开发者大会上宣布升级iOS，以便给开发商留出时间，在九月新IPhone推出之前更新其应用程序，这很可能是苹果年度计划的永久转变。

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It's also a permanent shift in the way music, games and films are purchased, and the way we shop.

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But it would be a serious blow to our international economic hopes if this turns out to be a permanent shift.

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It would also impose a probably unrepealable increase in marginal tax rates, and a permanent shift upward in the federal tax share of GDP.

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