During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat.

今年的头8个月，大货车的销售量增长了14%，而轿车的销售仍不景气。

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As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the company's district managers.

亚历克斯·戈登是一家全国性电脑公司的新任销售总监，他期待着与该公司地区经理的首次会面。

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American housing sales,though, have improved in recent months, helped by lower prices and a tax credit for first-time buyers.

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American ticket sales the first weekend it was released made "New Moon" the third best-selling movie on record.

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"I mean I knew cupcakes were hot, but I didn't expect quite the sales for that first year.

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Sales first got under way in Australia, where about 200 people stretched around the block outside Apple's flagship store in Sydney.

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But one wonders whether it would have been more valuable to test the strategy of cutting out promotions and sales first, rather than eliminating them before backtracking later?

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When iPhone 4S was introduced, the sales on the very first day were much better than expected, the sales for the first weekend broke records, and the sales accelerated throughout the quarter.

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