N one of the four principal phases of the moon, occurring between new moon and full moon, when half of the lighted surface is visible from earth 上弦月 → compare last quarter
The moon is in its first quarter.
月亮正处于上弦。
Sure enough, the Census Bureau just released data showing that online retail sales surged 15.2 percent between the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016.
果然，美国人口普查局刚刚公布的数据显示，2015 年第一季度至 2016 年第一季度，在线零售额增长了 15.2%。
Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter.
工人每小时的产量在第1季度下降了1.3%。
Footwear sales rose by about 10 percent in the first quarter of this year, with exports to several markets, including China,up.
VOA: standard.2010.05.13
But just released EU statistics show the economy plummeted nearly ten percent in the first quarter of 2009, compared to the previous three months.
VOA: standard.2009.05.17
"And as it turns out, most people do that planning in the first quarter.
VOA: standard.2010.01.27
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