The growing fed activity has coincided with a general widening of market spreads the difference between bid and offer prices as the number of market participants declines.

Confidence in the depressed market for initial public offerings in Hong Kong and China took another blow yesterday as two recently listed companies dropped below their offer prices.

在香港和中国内地萧条的首次公开发行（ipo）市场，随着两家近期上市的企业在昨日跌破发行价，投资者信心再遭打击。

But the William Blair study concludes that even if it has to cough up more tax, Amazon will still be able to offer prices that are lower than many rivals."

但是William Blair研究报告总结道，即便是亚马逊勉强同意缴纳更多的税赋，它依然能够提供比一些竞争者更低的价格。

Since then, several other recently floated companies have sunk below their offer prices.

自那以来，其它几家最近上市的公司也相继跌破了发行价。

By the time he reached Beijing, where he was kept for days in a series of safe houses, his foot was causing severe pain and he hobbled as he walked.

到他到北京时，他在安全藏身处待了好几天，伤脚疼痛使他走路一瘸一拐的。

With unlimited cash, weapons, safe houses all around the world.

无限的资金，武器，世界各地的藏身地

I went to visit one of the V-Day safe houses for girls,

我参观了一个专门为女孩开设的V日安全避难所

they eventually wired$ 5000, which wasn't enough-they demanded the same amount again.For a couple of months Felix was shuttled around to a half dozen safe houses, sometimes sharing small, sweltering rooms with dozens of other prisoners.

家人们最终汇了5000美元过去，而这还不够--绑匪们要求再汇一次同样多的钱。在几个月里菲利克斯被周转于数个藏身之地，有时和很多囚犯共同关在狭小而闷热的房间里。

The rent is $ 200, payable on the first of every month.

房租200美元, 每个月的1号付钱.

She never fails to write to her parents every month.

她每个月一定写信给她的父母亲.

She sets aside a bit of money every month.

她每月都存一点儿钱.

Electromagnetic valve IC card water meter is an intelligent method for water supply monitoring.

研究开发的电磁阀式IC卡水表能够满足上述功能要求.

The auxiliary line shall consist of an approved backflow preventer and water meter.

辅助管路应该由通过认证的防回流阀和水表构成.

Series 7 should be installed downstream of the water meter and of the water pressure regulator.

系列7应该安装在水表和水压力调节器的下游.

The non-contact IC card intelligence water meter is a new type of automated water meter system.

非接触式 IC卡智能水表是一种新型的自动化水表系统,具有非常好的应用前景.

How do you sell the water meter melon?

这些西瓜怎么样卖?

The water meter is just beside the back door in the kitchen.

水表就在厨房门的后边.

She went to a special school and worked in several beauty shops in the south.

她上了一所专门学校并在南方的几家美容店里工作。

Those small businesses include restaurants, beauty shops, repair shops, and so on.

这类小企业主要包括餐馆、美容店及修理店等。

Bid and offer prices of the smaller spreads for investors means that the smaller the cost.

买入价和卖出价的价差越小,对于投资者来说意味着成本越小.

They are not small. They're big.

他们不小，算大的了。