Selling unwanted luxury goods is popular in countries like Britain, Italy and Switzerland, but it is a comparatively new idea in China.

在英国，意大利和瑞士，卖掉自己不需要的奢侈品很流行了，但它在中国这还比较新鲜。

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Buying luxury goods, conversely, tends to be an endless cycle of one-upmanship, in which the neighbors have a fancy new car and — bingo! — now you want one, too, scholars say.

相反,买奢侈品往往是一个互相攀比的无休止循环。 邻居们有一辆漂亮的新车——是的!

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Searching for wealthy customers beyond China's urban areas, luxury-goods makers are opening shop in a new location: the Chinese Internet.

全球奢侈品生产商将目光投向了中国互联网，希望从中国呈爆炸式增长的网购人群中获利。

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But they may be having second thoughts now that Chavalit has rescinded the gasoline levy -- that tax and new surcharges on luxury goods were meant to help Thailand meet its commitment to the IMF for a budget surplus of 1% of 1998 GDP.

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"This growing demand for luxury goods is being driven by the new bourgeoisie, " he said.

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