Since being laid off, though, he has worked a series of part-time, low-wage, temporary positions, including selling shoes at Lord & Taylor and making sales calls for a car company.

不过，自从被解雇后，他做了一系列兼职、低薪的临时工作，包括在洛德-泰勒公司（Lord & Taylor）卖鞋，以及在一家汽车公司做销售客服。

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She also talks about how temporary the positive feelings are from great physical possessions that you acquire like a new car. Happiness from getting things is ephemeral.

她经常对我说，那种从物质上，譬如得到一辆新的汽车，获得的积极幸福的感觉是很临时、短暂的，所以幸福快乐其实是一种精神上的状态。

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Offer incentives to buy now rather than later; for example, temporary subsidies to consumers who turn in a clunker and buy a new car, a measure adopted in France.

在当前而非以后，提供消费的诱因；例如，给予消费者临时补助费会让他购置一辆新车以取代老爷车，这在法国进行的如火如荼。

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It led to a temporary moratorium on car purchases last March in Beijing.

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Such power-sharing has usually proved temporary in the car industry.

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Situated in a former car dealership, their temporary digs were originally designed as a place for Hsieh to throw parties--with a hot tub, a kitchen and a sound system set up for a disc jockey.

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