生产决定消费，但消费也刺激生产。

Production decided consumption and consumption also stimulated production.

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生产决定消费，消费对生产具有反作用。

Production determines consumption, consumption has a negative effect on production.

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文化规则决定了食品消费的各个方面。

Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption.

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Each individual reaches a decision--each individual has an income point and decides how much to consume based on the budget constraint.

在预算限制内,每个人都要决定将收入的多少,用于消费

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So in the summer of 2001, we decided to switch gear from a backend technology provider to a front-end consumer-oriented search service.

于是在2001年夏，公司决定从后台技术提供者,转变为直接面向消费者的搜索服务提供方。

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