"To be honest with you, it is very hard to shut down a factory that still makes a lot of money," an air-quality specialist in Shenyang's environmental protection bureau told me.

沈阳市环保局的一位空气质量专家告诉我说：“坦率的说，关停一座盈利不错的工厂非常困难。”

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When I joined the workforce after college, taking my first job in a factory in the north of France, the company simply shut down in July and everyone took paid vacation.

当我大学毕业后就业，在法国北部的一家工厂开始我的第一份工作。 这家公司一到七月时就关门，大家都去享受带薪休假。

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The factory is now operating short weeks, due to a slump in car sales. It shut down completely for four weeks over Christmas.

眼下汽车销售量下滑，工厂已经调整为非完整工作周，圣诞节期间关门整整四周。

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The company said there would be a phased shut down of the factory in east Hull over a period of two to three years.

BBC: Hull MPs fight Seven Seas factory closure

The firm said there would be a phased shut down of the factory in east Hull over a period of two to three years.

BBC: Seven Seas' Hull factory staff meet bosses over job cuts

So next month, GM will shut down for a week the factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where the sports car is made.

NPR: Economy Forces GM To Slow Corvette Production