JAPAN's economy probably shrank by over 10% (at an annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2008.

2008年第四季度，日本经济大概收缩了10%以上(按年率计算)。

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Corporate America has been raking in massive profits – they flooded in at a record $1.68 trillion annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2010 – with unemployment near 9%.

在失业率接近9%的情况下，美国企业界已实现大量利润——2010年四季度的年化利润额达到创纪录的1.68万亿美元。

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"Many were expecting a strong fourth quarter but not a doubling of rate levels in a matter of weeks," said Mr Gaylard.

“许多人当初确实预计第四季度会比较红火，但没有料到运费水平会在几周内翻倍，”盖拉德表示。

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But senior government researcher Aya Abe says Japan has the fourth-highest rate of poverty among developed countries.

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