Ratan Tata spent his first ten years at the helm of the family company tidying up its rambling and often decrepit Indian businesses before turning his attention to foreign markets in the late 1990s.

在20世纪90年代末将注意力转到国外市场之前，Ratan Tata花了十年的时间在家族打理的企业上，清除了企业散漫的风气和腐朽的印度业务。

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They decided to demolish the decrepit house and build a new home in the same place for his family to live together.

他们决定拆除破旧的房子，同时在这个地方建立一个新家，以期与家人生活在一起。

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People continue to cook at about the same rate from the moment that they have mastered the art until the moment they die or are too decrepit to continue.

从掌握烹饪技巧那一时刻开始，直到生命最后或者衰老得无法继续时，人们都会以相同的频率继续烹饪。

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That will be vital to reviving the decrepit economy, in particular its garment-making.

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Once or twice a week, Sukemi struggles aboard an overloaded bus (the family's decrepit minivan is too expensive to keep on the road) and she heads into Tanah Abang textile market, where she can purchase her materials more cheaply.

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