Sometime after we first emerged from the woods and began our journey to the top of the food chain, one of those cave dwellers picked up two sticks and began beating them together in rhythm.

就在我们摆脱丛林不久，并且开始成为食物链的最上级时，一个山洞里的栖息者捡起了两根树枝并用它们有节奏地敲打起来。

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Inflation picked up earlier in the year, mainly reflecting higher prices for some commodities and imported goods, as well as the supply chain disruptions.

通胀在今年早些时候有所上升，这主要反映了某些大宗商品及进口货物的价格上涨及供应链的中断。

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Let's go. She picked up a matching quilted Chanel purse and placed the chain handle over her shoulder.

走吧。她挑了一个相配的香奈儿绗缝钱包，把链子把手跨在她的肩膀上。

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Choice hasn't bought another chain since 1990, when its parent picked up both Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn.

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When Carson Pirie Scott, another midwestern chain, made a hostile bid for Younkers, Martin picked up the phone to call Gould.

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After a frenzied pickup in call volume and volatility a couple of weeks back on buyout news that ultimately fizzled, options action in department store chain Macy's (nyse: M) also picked up late this week, with a skew to the call side and no sign of a corporate announcement.

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