2. Small businesses are losing out to the large chains.
小商店被大型的连锁店抢了生意。
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3. He liked to shock with his gold chains and loud clothes.
他喜欢戴金链子，穿花哨衣服，以此制造轰动。
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4. We sell wholesale to several chains that sell retail to the public.
我们批发给几家向公众零售的连锁店。
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5. We need to put chains on the tires.
我们得给轮胎上链子。
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6. It could disrupt the food chains there.
它可能会破坏那里的食物链。
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7. Other participating chains have a variety of menu options.
其他参与的连锁店有各种各样的菜单可供选择。
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8. All fast food chains should reduce unnecessary packaging, he added.
他补充说，所有快餐连锁店都应该减少不必要的包装。
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9. Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets, but in Spain you can buy a whole leg.
大多数大型连锁超市卖的都是小包装腌火腿，但在西班牙你可以买到一整只腌火腿。
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10. As a result, fast-food chains have weathered the recession better than their more expensive competitors.
结果，快餐连锁店比其他价格更高的竞争对手们更好地度过了这一经济衰退时期。
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11. McDonald's wasn't alone in slowing down, other chains also saw their drive-through performance slow down.
麦当劳并不是唯一在放慢速度的，其他连锁店的“免下车”服务速度也在放慢。
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12. McDonald's wasn't alone in slowing down: other chains also saw their drive-through performance slow down.
麦当劳并不是唯一在放慢速度的：其他连锁店的免下车服务表现也在变慢。
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13. National chains that once ignored Harlem now anticipate yuppie money and want pieces of this prime Manhattan real estate.
曾经对哈莱姆区视而不见的全国性连锁企业，现在期待着雅皮士的钱，还想要占据曼哈顿的黄金地产。
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14. In 2009 sales at full-service restaurants in America fell by more than 6%, but total sales remained about the same at fast-food chains.
2009年，美国提供全方位服务的餐馆的销售额下降了6%以上，但快餐连锁店的总销售额却保持不变。
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15. The ruling is a victory for big chains with a presence in many states, since they usually collect sales tax on online purchases already.
这项裁决对于在许多州都有业务的大型连锁店来说是一次胜利，因为他们已经对网上购物征收销售税了。
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16. While Dairy Queen gives kids free ice cream with their meal, some chains — including Wendy's and Sonic — have added fruits and vegetables.
虽然冰雪皇后给孩子提供免费冰激凌，但有些连锁店——包括温迪店和索尼克——给菜单添加了水果和蔬菜。
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17. Big fast-food chains in New York City have started to obey a first of its kind rule, requiring them to post calorie counts right on the menu.
纽约市的大型快餐连锁店已经开始遵守史无前例的规定，也就是在菜单上标明卡路里计数。
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18. Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to.
大型连锁企业一直在全国范围内征收销售税，因为它们通常在货物运输到的任何州都有实体店。
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19. In one shop, bound with chains and prompted by three well-armed drow, a dwarf smithy grudgingly repaired fine weapons and jewelry for his captors.
在一个店铺中，被锁链铐住的一个矮人正在三名全副武装的卓尔催促下，为他的主人修理着高级的武器和珠宝。
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20. Fast-food chains should also stop offering "inducements" such as toys, cute animals, and mobile phone credit to lure young customers, Stephenson said.
斯蒂芬森说，快餐连锁店也应该停止提供诸如玩具、可爱的动物和手机积分等“诱惑”来吸引年轻顾客。
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21. There's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries.
一个事实是，随着供应链遍布更多的国家，美国的大公司比以往任何时候都更加全球化。
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22. If many such chains were created in a differentially rotating galaxy, the distribution of stars would resemble the observed distribution in a spiral galaxy.
如果许多这样的链是在一个不同的旋转星系中产生的，那么恒星的分布将类似于在螺旋星系中观察到的分布。
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23. These examples are just the tip of the iceberg, but they demonstrate how helping customers get more use of their materials can transform value chains and operations.
这些例子只是冰山一角，但它们展示了如何帮助客户更好地利用他们的材料，才能改变价值链和业务操作。
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24. Chains such as KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut are setting a new standard of customer service, using strict employee training and constant monitoring to ensure the friendliness of frontline staff.
