They thrived under the old ways of doing business and are stuck in the superficiality and triviality of what they deem social, professional and financial success.

他们在旧方式的交易中繁荣，陷于浅薄的事物中，那些他们视为交际的，专业和金融的成功。

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Faced with extinction, these firms tried to change the very rules under which they had thrived for so long.

面对绝境，一些公司试图改变极端性规则，这些规则曾使他们长久兴旺。

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Book clubs thrived when book stores were scarce, and they once enjoyed huge memberships.

在书店稀缺时，书友会盛极一时，会员数不胜数。

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But instead of faltering, as the Pacers did in Game 2, they thrived on New York's miscues.

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Forests did not decline: they thrived.

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Where they have thrived is either in cost-conscious emerging markets or in cost-sensitive areas of developed markets defined by clear specifications and minimal innovation.

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