In 2011, the surge in food prices was a boon to Brazilian agriculture but a huge burden on its urban poor.

2011年，食品价格飙升对巴西农业是一种利好，但对于该国城市穷人而言却是一项沉重的负担。

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But residents said the mass snail death could be a boon for people who make dolls and other handicraft items with the shells and sell them at high prices to tourists.

虽然海螺死因不详，但不少当地人却相当乐观，他们认为可以利用螺壳制成各种工艺品，然后高价卖给游客以“创收”。不过，也许他们这种“因祸得福”的构想要等到恶臭退去之后才能实现。

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High international oil prices remain a boon for Venezuela, underpinning its economy.

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The strong currency has helped to boost purchasing power, especially that of poorer Brazilians for whom lower food prices are a particular boon (as is a government anti-poverty programme that reaches 11m families).

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The AMR example is cute, but is it possible that a tremendous drop in oil prices (always a boon to airline shares) might have been the proximate cause of the rally, the positive social sentiments merely coinciding with that?

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