It's been more than 40 years since a human stepped on another world, and the usual motivators-national pride, scientific discovery and even profit-may not be enough.

如今人类已经40多年没有踏足另一个星球了，寻常动力因素如国家荣誉、科学发现乃至金钱利益已经不足以激励人们探索宇宙。

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This resulted in the usual spanking of Amazon's stock, as short-term profit seekers growled in disgust and raced for the exits.

这导致亚马逊股价强烈震荡，因为短期效益投资者们大声怒吼，迅速抛出该公司股票。

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It is an usual technique for disequilibria quoted price in the field of bidding. Furthermore, how to adjust unit price for acceptance of bid and earn profit from quoted price are more complicated.

不平衡报价是投标中比较常见的技巧，如何调整单价保持中标的可能性而又获得较大利润是一个较复杂的问题。

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I've been describing a for-profit corporation, which is the usual variety.

我所提及的一直是盈利性公司,也是最普遍的一类

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Hedge funds are trading even more rapidly than usual, leaning toward trades that profit in volatile markets and offsetting long positions as much as possible with hedges, according to analysts and investors.

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As financing tightens up, profit margins fall, another fairly usual problem.

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But to max out your profit potential, you will have to stoop to the usual tactics of press lords: underpaying the staff and churning out the sort of journalism that is not going to win any Pulitzers--like travel reviews, bridal specials and dining guides.

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