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A second complication arising from the merger is that the 1977 figures shown in this report are different from the 1977 figures shown in the report we mailed to you last year. Accounting convention requires that when two entities such as Diversified and Berkshire are merged, all financial data subsequently must be presented as if the companies had been merged at the time they were formed rather than just recently. So the enclosed financial statements, in effect, pretend that in 1977 the Diversified-Berkshire merger already had taken place, even though the actual merger date was December 30, 1978. This shifting base makes comparative commentary confusing and, from time to time in our narrative report, we will talk of figures and performance for Berkshire shareholders as historically reported to you rather than as restated after the Diversified merger.

合并案所引发的第二项影响则是今年报表中秀出1977年的数字与去年提供给各位同一年度的数字有所不同，会计原则要求当像多元零售与伯克希尔这样二个独立个体合并时，所有报告的财务数字都必须假设这两家公司原本就在一起，所以后续呈现所有数字，是假设这两家公司早在1977年就已经合并，虽然真正合并的日期是1978年的12月30日，这样的改变使得比较性的评论很容易产生混淆，因为以往的报告中，我们告诉各位的都是伯克希尔的历史记录，而非依照合并多元零售后重新修正数字。

But recent world events have conspired to push the cost of acetonitrile up to levels three-fold their market prices last year.

但是就在去年，由于当今世界形势的迫使，使得乙腈的市场价格翻了三翻。

In the case of Cyrus there is some doubt whether he was adherent of Zoroastrian law, but Darius was a pronounced Mazda-worshipper and presumably, therefore, a true Zoroastrian, as we know that the last kings of the Achaemenian dynasty were genuine followers of the religion.

在赛勒斯的情况有一定的怀疑，他贴的拜火教法，但大流士是一个明显的马自达崇拜者和推测，因此，一个真正的拜火教，因为我们知道，去年国王的阿契美尼德王朝时期是真正的追随者宗教。

That Achaia also is ready from the year past, and your emulation hath provoked very many.

因为我知道你们甘心情愿做。对这事，我曾向马其顿人夸耀过你们，说阿哈雅从去年就预备好了，并且你们的热心曾激励了很多的人。

Two of last year's biggest outbound deals involved the acquisition of mining assets in Australia, but Chinese investment in Australia remains a politically sensitive issue.

虽然中国去年最大并购交易中的两项涉及对澳大利亚矿业资产的收购，但中国在澳大利亚的投资依然是个政治敏感问题。

Last year,this area the acreage of growing wheat has increased three-fifths of the total.

去年，这个地区种小麦土地面积增加到全地区耕地面积的五分之三。

ACTA was expected to come into force by the end of last year, but talks are still ongoing.

ACTA 预期会在去年年底生效，但现在谈判仍在进行。

These are the actuals for last year's turnover.

这些是去年的实际营业额。

November 8 last year, Yibin City, two public auction of land, ad valorem, respectively, 200 yuan / mu, 340 yuan / mu.

去年11月8日，宜宾市，两次公开拍卖的土地，从价税，分别为200元/亩，340元/亩。

Its offer is just shy of the all-time high that Addax's stock price reached last summer.

中石化的出价仅略低于去年夏天Addax的历史最高股价。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。