The windows didn't fit at the bottom so for a while we froze even in the middle of summer.

那些窗子的底部关不严，所以有段时间我们甚至在仲夏时节也感到极冷。

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So what Kennedy was referring to was that while GDP has been the most common method for measuring the economic activity of nations, as a measure, it is no longer enough.

因此，肯尼迪所指的是，虽然 GDP 是衡量国家经济活动最常用的方法，但作为一种衡量标准，它已经不够合理了。

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While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some students at White Cloud Primary School.

新学年的开始总是令人兴奋的，而今年对白云小学的一些学生来说更是如此。

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Their mobile phones could save them a trip. So,while it may not be good for plowing a field or harvesting vegetables, the mobile phone is becoming one of a farmer's most valuable tools.

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So one of the things that we've done for a while now is, we have this thing called Director Day.

所以我们一直在做的是，设立董事日。

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Yeah, so first of all, I always wanted to, at least, stay for a while in the U.S.

首先，我一直就想，想在美国至少呆一段时间。

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Weak construction activity has been dragging down the economy for a year or more and will keep doing so for a while yet.

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Whatever the reason, Watsa was one of a small number of investors who disclosed that they had raised their stakes in Research in Motion, makers of the iconic BlackBerry devices, during the course of the third quarter. (Others include Donald Yacktman.) And he has been doing so for a while.

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Apple has never entered the mature phase, and may not do so for quite a while.

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