The demand for a currency depends on the return that investors expect from holding it. That in turn depends largely on the interest rates on offer and on underlying rates of economic growth.

投资者预期持有某货币可获得的收益决定了其对该货币的需求，而预期收益主要受贷款利率和经济增长率的影响。

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Marina, in her turn, reported an odd phone call from Rose, demanding to know what was holding up Marina's and Demetrio's divorce.

玛丽娜跟他说，她接到一个露西打来的奇怪的电话，露西在电话里要求了解她和德牧离婚事宜进展状况。

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You might soon find yourself holding your breath as you turn the pages of a fast-paced thriller, or browsing the latest chick-lit on your new e-reader.

你可以屏着呼吸翻阅快节奏的悬疑小说，也可以在电子阅读器上浏览眼下正当红的通俗小说。

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BT's plans to turn itself into a holding company and several quasi-independent operating companies is that they have taken so long to appear.

ECONOMIST: British Telecom

But there are concerns that banks are keeping these no-hope companies alive in order to avoid taking further, potentially significant losses - and this, in turn, could be holding them back from new lending, which is needed to boost the economy.

BBC: 'Zombie' companies eating away at economic growth

Put those two together, you get companies in the fast-growing sectors taking on workers to meet rising demand, because they can't get a loan from the bank, and companies in the hard-hit companies holding on to workers, hoping something will turn up.

BBC: The UK productivity puzzle (cont'd)