If people buy your product once a week, don't expect your ads to return a profit during the first week.

如果人们每周买一次你的东西，那么别指望在第一周里你的广告就将带来收益。

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Foods that the restaurant purchases must have a low enough cost to return a profit on the prices charged for the prepared dishes.

餐馆购买食物的成本必须足够低，才能在成品菜肴定价时获利。

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The idea quickly spread, and Todd made a wise decision to set up Little Free Library as a non-profit organization with signs that read "Little Free Library: Take a Book, Return a Book."

这个想法很快传播开来，托德做出了一个明智的决定，把小小免费图书馆创立为一个非营利组织，其标志上写着“小小免费图书馆：取走一本书，还回一本书”。

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It could be delisted if it doesn't return to a profit by September.

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But that one fell victim to rapidly developing technologies, the recession, and the collapse of the consumer electronics market, and is unlikely to return a significant profit.

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After posting a net loss for year ending Mar. 31 on weak demand, Sega Sammy is forecasting a return to profit this year, helped by the popularity of a pachinko machine featuring manga character Hokuto Ken and the release of a new Sonic the Hedgehog videogame.

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