The German retailer admitted yesterday that it had been too slow to expand in China.

该公司昨日承认，在扩展中国业务方面，自己行动得过于缓慢。

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On the other hand, in 1968 Dietrich Braess, a German operations researcher, discovered that adding routes to an already congested network will only slow it down.

另一方面，1968年，德国运筹学家迪特里希·布拉斯(2)发现，为已经拥堵的网络增加线路只会使其运行速度更慢，现在我们称其为布拉斯悖论。

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German researchers said older people tend to be portrayed negatively in society. Although they are often described as wise, they are also be shown as being slow and forgetful.

德国研究者说，社会倾向于描绘老年人的负面形象。尽管老年人通常被认为是明智的，但是他们也经常被贴上迟钝、健忘的标签。

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German growth will slow from 2.7% this year to 1.3% in 2012, according to the IMF.

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Still, German law has been slow to reflect the trend.

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The biggest barrier is of course language, and Mr. Andor says that countries like Spain and Italy were too slow to teach young people languages like German that could help them find jobs.

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