根据汤姆森金融公司的报告，公司利润已经处在连续五个季度下滑的边缘。

Corporate profits are already on the verge of falling for a fifth straight quarter, according to Thomson Financial.

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但是乔布斯先生面临的最严峻问题是怎么保护iPad的边缘利润。

But Mr Job’s most pressing problem is protecting the iPad’s profit margin.

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目前我国钢铁业效益较低，行业平均销售利润仅为3%左右，在各行业中排名末席，很多钢企都徘徊在亏损边缘。

At present our country steel efficiency is low, the industry average sales profit only 3%, and in industries ranked in the bottom, a lot of steel enterprises have the edge to wander in the loss.

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