Despite that there are many points that should be improved, we never doubt china is the paradise for investment, and its government will improve the environment and encourage foreign investments.

虽然，中国的法律环境有待于改善，有待于进化，但我们对中国不愧是投资者的乐土这一事实深信不疑,对中国政府力求改善环境，鼓励投资的坚定态度充满信心。

I have contacted the college registrar again and he told me that he had previously forwarded an official transcript to your office. Despite that fact, I urged him to send you a second official transcript of my academic records.

我曾与该院学籍管理人士联系过，他告知我说，早已将正本寄至你处。尽管如此，我已催请他另寄一份给你。

Concern over its cosy relations with Iran, despite that country’s refusal to suspend suspect nuclear work, has run particularly high.

尽管伊朗拒绝停止被怀疑的核工作，对于土耳其和伊朗友好关系的忧虑达到了极高。

Yet despite that fillip, the weak economies may continue to flounder.

虽然有德国的推力，疲软的经济体也许还要继续挣扎一段时日。

Yet despite that above-trend growth, the economy shed more than 760, 000 jobs in the third quarter, according to Labor Department data.

尽管经济超越趋势增长，但据美国劳工部数据，第三季美国仍削减超过76万个工作岗位。

Despite that , the Democrats must summon up their courage and vote for reform.

尽管如此，民主党人也必须鼓起勇气为改革投票。

Despite that limitation, the increased firepower may lead to some regrettable incidents.

尽管有这种局限，但这一型号电击枪的火力却又有所增强，仍然可能导致一些令人遗憾的事件。

Despite that limitation, nutrition experts not involved in the research said the study was very important.

尽管有局限性，但是并未参与这项研究的营养学家们说这项研究十分重要。

Today, despite that history, young men running on Mediterranean beaches repeat the gestures of the athletes of Delos.

今天，年轻人抛开历史，在地中海海滩上奔跑，重现得洛斯岛运动员的身姿。

Despite that assignment, Bender’s work does not always mean looking toward the past.

尽管担负为受害者塑像的任务，但本德的工作成果并不意味着总是面对过去。

Despite that , it’s a well-rounded portrayal of a man destined to be remembered as one of the great product visionaries of our time.

尽管如此，传纪刻画了一个天生注定要被人们铭记的、伟大的、富有远见卓识的企业家的丰满形象。

Despite that , I am much more upbeat about this challenge of running across America than I was.

尽管如此，我面对这种来自跑步穿越美国的挑战比以前更有信心了。

However, despite that importance, high resolution live imagery of cell and vesicle interaction has remained elusive.

然而，尽管它具有如此的重要性，对细胞和囊泡的相互作用高分辨率的实时图像观察却一直难以实现。

Despite that wrinkle, this piece of research marks a turning point.

尽管有小插曲，但这项研究标志着转折点。

Despite that , most experts say there are still good deals to be had for companies prepared to advertise against more specific search terms.

尽管如此，大多专家表示，准备按更为具体的搜索条件打广告的公司，仍可达成不错的买卖。

Despite that , though, by the 1960s the agencies were in decline, since the US bond market was by now well enough understood by investors.

但尽管如此，评级机构到上世纪60年代走上了下坡路，因为投资者当时已对美国债券市场有了相当充分的了解。

Despite that , it is a slick and potentially useful Web-based Twitter client.

尽管如此，它是一个有效的并且有潜力的基于Web的Twitter的客户端。

Despite that , there is definitely something that people, including me, fall victim to when they jump in the personal development whirlpool.

这些先不考虑。不过在跃进提高自己的这个漩涡时，部分人（包括我自己）肯定都成了某些事情的受害人。

Despite that success, growing pressures within China have driven Baidu to move toward offering a more legitimate basket of services.

然而，中国国内日渐增大的压力迫使百度向提供更加合法化的客户服务的方向前进。

But despite that and the ludicrousness of the puppet prop, The Beaver is serious about portraying mental illness.

尽管如此，尽管电影中用了滑稽的木偶，《海狸》认真地描写了精神疾病。

If, despite that , it remained hidden until now, who knows what other species of human might also be out there?

尽管如此，如果直到现在仍有隐藏之物，有谁知道是否另一个人类种群也能在此地被发现呢？

Despite that , the first sanctions to emerge from the discussion now getting under way at the Security Council will be feeble.

尽管这样，在安理会正在进行讨论的即将出现的第一次制裁将会是脆弱的。

Despite that , we will still try to promote a balance in our bilateral trade in an active and positive approach.

尽管如此，我们还将采取积极措施来促进中美贸易的平衡。

Eg. Despite that , he operates a major winery and has the capital to remain standing while the small producers go to the wall.

尽管如此，他经营着一家大型酿酒厂，在一些小酒厂倒闭时，仍有足够的资金维持运转。

Despite that , the figures added to fears about the US economic recovery.

抛开这些，统计数据增加了对美国经济复苏的担忧。

Despite that invitation, Montas said the secretary-general has still been unable to reach the country’s top leader by telephone.

但尽管是受邀前往，Montas说秘书长还未能通过电话联系上该国的最高领导人。

I have health problems but despite that I did my best to catch him when he fell off and I managed to do so.

我虽然身体不太好，但还是尽我所能，在他掉下来时接住了他。

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 — President Bush warned today that Iran remained a threat despite an intelligence assessment that it had halted a covert program to develop nuclear weapons four years ago, as the administration struggled to salvage a diplomatic process now in disarray.Once again facing criticism over the handling — and meaning — of intelligence reports, Mr. Bush said the new assessment underscored the need to intensify international efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. He s...

华盛顿.12月4日电---.正当布什政府竭力挽回陷入混乱状态的外交路线时,总统布什今日警告说尽管情报评估报告指出伊朗四年前就中断了发展核武器的秘密计划,但伊仍是种威胁.
再次面临着对他情报态度和理解的批评, 布什称新报告正好强调了加强国际合作防止伊朗获取核武器的必要性.
他甚至说道,伊不能负责掌握用于和平性质的铀浓缩科学知识,并首次明确地声明了实现其政府政策的根本前提.另外,他还表示杜绝任何主动与伊现任总统迈哈麦德•艾哈迈迪-内贾德的外交往来,
“看吧, 伊朗过去危险,现在危险,将来同样危险,如果他们拥有制造核武器的必备知识,” 布什在一场专门作问《国家情报评估》报告的记者招待会上如是说,有时听着像在做防御性宣言,“谁敢保证他们不会实施另一个发展核武器的秘密计划.

despite Dirk,the team’s success during the season

“the team’s success” 有没有可能是Dirk的同位语？

尽管诺维茨基成为了小牛队的亮点，在这个赛季里表现得极其出色……

On Jan. 23, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA), the domestic financial regulator, released a 50-page-long consultation paper dubbed “Guidance on Cryptoassets.”As the U.K. seems to be moving closer toward rolling out a definitive regulatory framework, it is time to reassess how other crypto markets, specifically the major ones, are dealing with cryptocurrencies on the juridical level.“Guidance on Cryptoassets,” reviewed: How the U.K. is going to deal with virtual currenciesG...

1月23日，英国国内金融监管机构金融市场行为监管局(FCA)发布了一份长达50页的咨询文件，名为《加密资产指南》。随着英国似乎正朝着建立一个明确的监管框架迈进，现在是时候重新评估其他加密市场（特别是主要加密市场）在法律层面上是如何处理加密货币的了。    《加密资产指南》评论道：英国将如何处理虚拟货币鉴于FCA新报告的基调，英国政府似乎倾向于对加密货币采取相当中立的做法。该文件的主要目标是为加密市场参与者提供更多的监管透明度。具体来说，FCA旨在帮助他们了解他们所选择的数字资产是否在监管范围内，哪些监管适用于他们的业务，以及他们是否需要获得该机构的授权。在该文件中，监管机构概述了加密资产的各种可能定义以及当前适用的英国法律。具体而言，该机构指出，根据国家监管活动令（RAO）或金融工具指令II中市场监管的“金融工具”，加密资产可以被视为“特定投资”。监管机构还提...

The highly respected Farm Journal has just announced my Approval Rating with our great Farmers at 74%, and that despite all of the Fake & Corrupt News that they are forced to endure. Farmers have been unfairly treated for many years - and that is turning around FAST!

备受推崇的“农场杂志”刚刚宣布了优秀农民对我的支持率是74％，尽管他们要忍受所有的假冒和腐败新闻。农民多年来一直受到不公平对待 - 这种情况正在快速转变！

Philippine President Duterte pledged to continue his war against drugs despite international calls for a probe into the rising death toll

菲律宾总统杜特尔特承诺继续打击毒品战争，尽管国际社会呼吁对死亡人数不断上升的情况展开调查

Mexico’s central bank is torn between loosening monetary policy despite persisting inflation risks and keeping a restrictive stance while the economy slows

尽管存在持续的通胀风险并且在经济放缓的同时保持克制立场，墨西哥中央银行在是否放松货币政策上出现了分裂

We are doing great Economically as a Country, Number One, despite the Fed’s antiquated policy on rates and tightening. Much room to grow!

尽管美联储的利率和紧缩政策太过时了，但作为世界第一的国家，我们在经济上做得非常好，还有很大的提升空间！

The U.S. still wants talks with North Korea, despite missile launches, says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

美国国务卿迈克-蓬佩奥说，尽管朝鲜发射导弹，美国仍希望与之进行谈判

The Federal Reserve has reason to be “patient’’ on monetary policy despite possible new U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods, a Fed official says

美联储官员表示，尽管美国可能对墨西哥商品征收新的关税，但美联储有理由对货币政策“耐心”

The Democrats today killed a Bill that would have provided great relief to Farmers and yet more money to Puerto Rico despite the fact that Puerto Rico has already been scheduled to receive more hurricane relief funding than any “place” in history. The people of Puerto Rico. are GREAT, but the politicians are incompetent or corrupt. Puerto Rico got far more money than Texas Florida combined, yet their government can’t do anything right, the place is a mess - nothing works. FEMA the Military worked emergency miracles, but politicians like.....

民主党今天否决了一项法案，该法案将为农民提供巨大的救济，并为波多黎各提供更多的资金，尽管波多黎各已经被安排接受比历史上任何一个“地方”都要多的飓风救济资金。波多黎各人民是伟大的，但政客们要么无能，要么腐败。波多黎各得到的钱比德克萨斯州和佛罗里达州加起来还要多，然而他们的政府却什么都做不好，这个地方一团糟——什么都不起作用。联邦应急管理局军方创造了紧急奇迹，但政客们喜欢......

President Trump is blasting Democrats for trying to obtain special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, despite previously endorsing their goal of releasing it to the public

特朗普总统猛烈抨击民主党人试图获得特别检察官罗伯特·穆勒的报告，尽管此前特朗普曾支持民主党将报告公之于众的目标。

The tsunami of vandalism, arson and riot by young people of color that began in the suburban ghettos of Paris – now in its twelfth night as I write – has rolled right across France, touching 274 cities and towns, and shows few signs of abating. It should have surprised no one, for it is the result of thirty years of government neglect – of the failure of the French political classes, both right and left, to make any serious effort to integrate its Muslim and black populations into the French eco...

我写这篇文章的时候，已经是第十二个夜晚了，这场由有色人种年轻人发起的破坏公物、纵火和暴乱的风暴，开始于巴黎郊区的贫民区已经在法国各地蔓延开来，涉及274个城镇，几乎没有减弱的迹象。这应该没有让任何人感到惊讶，因为这正是三十年来政府忽视所带来的结果——政府忽视了法国左翼和右翼政治阶层的犯下了错误，他们都没有做出任何认真的努力将其穆斯林和黑人人口纳入法国经济和文化中;另外，政府还忽视了贫民区的失业者和被深深疏远的年轻人在生活中每天都要面对的根深蒂固的、令人痛苦的、摧毁灵魂的种族歧视，无论是面对警察还是求职时都面临这样的种族歧视。在法国政府因制定产业政策建立起来的贫民区里，积怨已久的民愤如今已燃起熊熊大火。为什么法国最初的移民- 主要是阿拉伯人，还有一些黑人 – 如今如此之多（超过总人口的10％）？因为在二战后的重建和经济扩张的繁荣时期——也就是法国人所说的“光辉三十年”，有一政策是从法国殖民地...

Elijah Cummings never even went to the Southern Border and then he screams at the very good people who, despite Congresses failure to fix the Loopholes and Asylum, make it work (crossings are way down and the Wall is being built). Even with zero Dem help, Border getting strong!

以利亚-卡明斯甚至没有去过南部边境，但却向那些非常善良的人们吼叫，尽管国会未能修复漏洞和庇护，是这些人让边境发挥作用（越境人数正在下降，而且正在修建隔离墙）。即使没有民主党的帮助，边境也会变得强大！

a)the food safety hazard(s) of concern has(ve) been reduced to the defined acceptable levels,
b)the food safety hazard(s) of concern will be reduced to identified acceptable levels (see 7.4.2) prior to entering into the food chain, or
c)the product still meets the defined acceptable level(s) of the food safety hazard(s) of concern despite the nonconformity.
All lots of product that may have been affected by a nonconforming situation shall be held under control of the organization until they...

a)相关的食品安全危害已降至规定的可接受水平；
b)相关的食品安全危害在进入食品链前将降至确定的可接受水平（见7.4.2）；
c)尽管不符合，但产品仍能满足规定的食品安全危害的可接受水平。
可能受不符合影响的所有批次产品应在评价前处于组织的控制之中。
当产品在组织的控制之外，并继而确定为不安全时，组织应通知相关方，并启动撤回（见7.10.4）。
注：“撤回”包括召回。
处理潜在不安全产品的控制要求、相关响应和授权应形成文件。
7.10.3.2 放行的评价
受不符合影响的每批产品在符合如下任一条件时，可作为安全产品放行：
a)除监视系统外的其它证据证实控制措施有效；
b)证据表明，针对特定产品的控制措施的组合作用达到预期效果（即符合7.4.2确定的可接受水平）；
c)抽样、分析和（或）其它验证活动的结果证实受影响批次的产品符合确定的相关食品安全危害的可接受水平。
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Introduction

Despite extensive and thoughtful effort devoted to marketing ethics scholarship over the past several decades, the incidence of ethical violations in marketing practice remains high. The effectiveness of current approaches to marketing scholarship may be limited by the prevailing approach to marketing ethics, which tends to separate ethical analysis from marketing by overlaying such analysis on top of existing marketing theory, rather than integrating it. Such an approach, in the c...

介绍

尽管人们为鼓励营销道德已经做了大量而深思熟虑的努力，但违反营销道德的事件仍频繁发生。目前的营销奖励机制的有效性或许被占据主流地位的追求营销道德的方法所限制，这种方法倾向于通过将道德分析置于现有的营销理论之上，从而把它从营销中抽离出来，而不是将这二者结合。由于目前营销理论的零散特性，这种方法会导致营销经理们的普遍焦虑，从而引起违反道德的事件。由瓦格和卢什(2004，2006)提出的服务主导(S-D)理论提出了一种更加综合的减少这种焦虑的营销理论，为营销提供了更为道德的基础。


之前的营销道德研究
营销道德是“关于道德标准如何应用于营销决策、行为和制度的系统研究”(墨菲等，2005，第17页)。一份关于20世纪60-70年代营销道德文章的综述文献中指出，营销道德研究的主要课题包括营销调查和管理问题(例如购买、4p)以及在较小程度上的理论和消费者问题(墨菲，拉兹涅克，198...

Despite the intervening task, demand artifacts cannot be completely eliminated.

尽管加有干扰题,问卷偏差仍无法完全消除.

这可能是问卷调查总结的话.这一句虽然很短,但译起来得动点脑筋.关键术语是:demand artifacts.参见:Demand Artifacts
Researchers try to get a true representation of respondents’ attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, etc., but this isn’t always easy. Respondents may answer in a way that reflects positively on themselves, or they may guess at what result the researcher is looking for and answer in a way that is consistent w...

Despite all the different challenges of the modern age, you’ll surely agree that “Life’s good these days!” So take stock once in a while and see how far we’ve come.

尽管现代社会充满了各种挑战，但你仍不得不承认：“当今生活真美好！”。所以偶尔回首一下过去，就会看到我们今天所取得的成就。

Despite the development of wider networks of various dendroclimatic

proxies it is important to appreciate the essential requirement

for continuing effort to improve the number and quality of current

dendroclimatic resources, even in areas that currently possess

widely utilized long chronologies.

尽管已经开发了各种不同的绿色替代品（对林业气候资源不产生破坏），即使目前的林业气候资源可以广泛的供较长年代学研究之用，但仍需要持续不断的努力来提高和改进当前的林业气候资源质与量，，认识到这一基本需求非常重要。 （参考了 木子光君的译文）

EconomyImportant crops in Shanxi include wheat, maize, millet, legumes, and potatoes. Agriculture in Shanxi is greatly limited by Shanxi’s arid climate and dwindling water resources. Shanxi contains 260 billion metric tonnes of known coal deposits, about one third of China’s total. As a result, Shanxi is a leading producer of coal in China, with annual production exceeding 300 million metric tonnes. The Datong, Ningwu, Xishan, Hedong, Qinshui, and Huoxi coalfields are some of the most important ...

经济

由于气候干旱，水资源不断枯竭,山西省的农业生产受到很大限制,主要种植小麦、玉米、小米、土豆和豆类等作物。
山西省矿产资源十分丰富，其中以煤和铝土矿为最。煤炭资源已探明储量达2600亿吨,约占全国煤炭总储量的1/3，主要分布在大同、宁武、西山、河东、沁水和霍西等地。山西省年生产煤炭超过3亿吨，堪称中国产煤大省。铝土矿已探明储量达5亿吨，也占全国总储量的约三分之一。
山西省的工业以煤炭、化工、电力和冶金等重工业为主。

旅游
山西的旅游景点有:
世界文化遗产平遥古城。平遥古城位于太原市附近，曾是中国古代的金融中心，因保存有大量明清时期北方汉民族的文化、建筑及生活习俗而闻名于世。
云冈石窟也是世界文化遗产之一，它座落在大同市境内，现有窟龛252个，代表了公元5世纪到6世纪中国佛教雕塑和浮雕艺术的杰出成就。
五台山是山西省的最高峰，山上庙宇众多，自然风景也美不胜收。据说...

TourismDespite the turmoil of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries — including damage caused by European military occupation, the Japanese invasion of WWII and the Cultural Revolution — and the recent intense urbanisation and transformation, including the demolition of hutongs, Beijing still maintains tourist attractions that are rich in history.Tourist destinations in Beijing include:The Forbidden City;Tiananmen Square, which contains the Monument to the Heroes of the People, the Great Hall o...

旅游
尽管历经十九和二十世纪的沧桑和剧变（包括八国联军、日本侵略者和文化大革命带来的破坏），以及近年来的剧烈城市化变迁（包括胡同的损毁），北京仍然吸引着众多的游客。
北京的旅游景点包括：
紫禁城
天安门广场，有人民英雄纪念碑、人民大会堂和中国国家博物馆
天坛
长城
颐和园
毛泽东纪念堂
一些古老的胡同和四合院
圆明园遗址
钟鼓楼
雍和宫
香山
明十三陵
周口店北京人遗址

Ethnic groupThe majority of Tianjin residents are Han Chinese. Minorities include Hui, Koreans, Manchus, and Mongols.CulturePeople from urban Tianjin speak Tianjin dialect, which comes under the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Despite its proximity to Beijing, Tianjin dialect sounds quite different from Beijing dialect, which provides the basis for Putonghua, official spoken language of the People’s Republic of China.Tianjin cuisine places a heavy focus on seafood, due to Tianjin’s proxi...

民族

大多数天津人是汉族，少数为回族、朝鲜族、满族和蒙古族。

文化

天津城市居民讲天津方言，这种方言归入汉语口语，为普通话的一个分支。尽管天津毗邻北京，但天津话与北京话听起来有很大区别，而北京话是普通话（中国官方语言）的基础。


由于天津近海，，天津菜肴以海鲜为主。招牌菜包括“八大碗”，“四大扒”。 “八大碗”汇聚了八大主肉食，有粗、细、高之分。“四大扒”就是大份量的炖鸡鸭牛羊肉和海鲜。
天津小吃也很出名，其中不乏老字号，如深得中国人青睐的狗不理包子，桂发祥麻花，耳朵眼炸糕。

天津被誉为是最负盛名的中国戏剧——京剧的根据地。
位于天津市西15公里处的西青区的杨柳青镇，以传统水彩中国年画闻名于世。天津的“泥人张”也很出名，这种工艺借助彩塑泥人来描绘生动的人物形象。天津的“风筝魏”也因其可折叠，便于携带而闻名遐迩。

旅游
天津景点包括：
大沽口炮台（清朝炮台）;
黄崖关长城;
吕祖堂（义和团纪念馆）;
古玩市场;
古文化街;
石家大院;
望海楼教堂（1870年“天津教案”遗址）;
周恩来纪念馆

The European Community,by contrast, so complicates its affairs by using all nine official languages that 60% of its administration budget goes on translation and interpretation, despite the fact that most of its staff speak English or French

与之形成对照的是欧共体，因为使用所有九种官方语言，该机构的事务处理显得不胜繁缛，行政预算的60%都拔给了口笔译工作，尽管事实上，大多数的工作人员都讲英语或法语。

For the second time in as many months there was big trouble in an important allied country that sits on China’s borders, with huge crowds demonstrating, bombs exploding, opposition leaders being arrested and demonstrators killed. This time it was Pakistan, where President Pervez Musharraf had proclaimed special emergency powers. A few weeks earlier it had been Myanmar, where pro-democracy demonstrations were put down with deadly force.But despite the proximity and important interests in play, mo...

这已经是几个月以来第二个中国边境的主要盟国发生大规模的混乱，大量人群集体游行示威，频繁发生炸弹爆炸事件，反对派领导人被逮捕，游行示威人员遭到杀害。
这一次是巴基斯坦，总统佩尔韦兹•穆沙拉夫宣布全国进入紧急状态。几星期前则是缅甸，民主游行遭到血腥镇压。
尽管这些事件的发生地邻近中国，而且和中国的利益相关，但是很多中国读者只能获得这些事件干枯的、片面的报道，甚至是不准确的报道。
中国只是对这些事件的场景进行报道，缺乏任何深度的分析，这是出于考虑到中国在这些国家的战略利益.

相反，中国对于国内的新闻报道非常积极。尽管中国政府对新闻出版机构的所有人和注册登记进行严格审查和监管，但是中国国内的新闻报道还是处在一个“黄金时期”。新闻资源源源不断，新闻报道人员持续庞大，已经渐渐超出社会所能承受的范围了。
二、三十年前，中国只有十几家报纸，...

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