In the flat world of maps, sharp lines show where one country ends and another begins.

在地图上的扁平世界里，凌厉的线条展示了一个国家的起始和另一个国家的终止。

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But the continued economic turmoil in the U.S. triggered by a sharp decline in housing sales, the subprime crisis and rising fuel prices, are expected to keep North American sales flat.

但美国房屋销售大幅下滑引发的美国经济持续动荡、次级贷款危机和燃油价格上涨预计将使北美的销量基本持平。

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Our life is composed, like the harmony of the world, of discords as well as of different tones, sweet and harsh, sharp and flat, soft and loud.

一如世界的和声，我们的生活是由不和谐的和弦以及不同的音调组成的：柔和的、粗犷的、尖利的、平缓的、轻的和响的。

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