去年

Gillen, with the Sauder School of Business, said gasoline prices were higher last May -- around $1.18 a litre -- and dropped significantly in November and January when people drove less and the demand was low.

大卫称。任职于Sauder商学院的基兰称，去年五月油价较高----约$1.18/升----由于人们减少驾车量以致汽油需求量下降，去年11月和今年1月份油价分别有所回落。

Second-quarter advertising gross margin of 64%, 62% for the same period last year, to 60 percent last quarter.

2008年第二季度毛利率为62%，与去年同期持平，高于上季度的59%。2008年第二季度广告业务毛利率为64%，去年同期为62%，上季度为60%。

In light of the Yankees' success with the YES Network, which broadcasts Yankees games and general hagiography, the Mets started their own cable network, SportsNet New York, this year. Last year, when most Mets games were carried on two cable channels, the games attracted an average of about 110,000 households. This year, on SNY, 215,000 households tune in.(While the Yankees continue to wallop the Mets in television ratings, drawing an average of about 318,000 households, for their games on YES, the Bronx Bombers are down slightly compared with last year, when they averaged about 324,000 households.)For the Yankees' part, Lonn A.

受到洋基成立主要用以转播洋基球赛以及播放洋基球员介绍的YES Network获得了巨大成功的启发，大都会也在今年成立了SportsNet New York ，去年主要由两家有线频道转播的大都会比赛，平均每场比赛吸引了110，000家庭观看，而今年由SNY转播的比赛，则平均吸引了215，000家庭收看（在此同时洋基仍然在收视率上领先大都会， YES频道平均每场比赛吸引318，000家庭收看转播，不过比起去年平均324，000家庭观看的数据略有滑落），在洋基这方面，球队的营运总管Lonn A。

Last year, 6.5 centimeters in diameter, more than the price of ponkan 8 angle, while the current orange festival, with the quality ponkan prices in the 4 angle between 5-5 angle, almost half of last year.

去年直径在6.5厘米以上的芦柑的价格是8角多，而本届桔子节上，同品质的芦柑价格在4角5到5角之间，几乎只是去年的一半。

Accordingly, the sowing time of sesame has been postponed. Unlike cotton and peanuts that their price has been declined from the high point of last year to lower than the price level of 2007, the price level of sesame has retained relatively high and stable. So the farmers' enthusiasm of producing sesame has been increased, and the planted area has been enlarged comparing with last year.

由于08产季国产芝麻的价格不仅秉承了07产季的高价格水平而且在整个产季里表现的也相对比较稳定，而棉花和花生的价格自从去年高位下跌以来，期间虽有所反弹，但总体依然低于07产季的价格水平，因而使得农民今年种植芝麻的积极性有所提高，种植面积和去年相比也有所扩大。

Last year, specifically last summer, was an inflection point..

去年，特别是去年夏天，是一个拐点。。

Last year, however, our look-through earnings did not grow at all but rather declined by 14%. To an extent, the decline was precipitated by two forces that I discussed in last year's report and that I warned you would have a negative effect on look-through earnings.

然而去年我们的透视盈余不但没有增加，反而减少了 14%，这样的下滑主要导源于去年年报就曾经向各位提过的两项因素，那时我就曾经警告各位那对我们的透视盈余将会有负面的影响。

Nicholas Kenner nailed me - again - at last year's meeting, pointing out that I had said in the 1990 annual report that he was 11 in May 1990, when actually he was 9. So, asked Nicholas rather caustically:"If you can't get that straight, how do I know the numbers in the back are correct?" I'm still searching for a snappy response. Nicholas will be at this year's meeting - he spurned my offer of a trip to Disney World on that day - so join us to watch a continuation of this lop-sided battle of wits.

去年股东会 Nicholas Kenner 又杠上我了，他表示："我在去年 1990 年报中表示他在 1990 年 5 月 11 号满十岁，但事实上他那时才刚满 9 岁"，他接着又用很嘲讽的语气说："如果你连这个都搞不清楚，我如何还能相信你报告中的其他数字是正确的"到现在我还在想如何做出一个有力的回答，今年 Nicholas 还会出席，他拒绝了我邀请他当天到迪士尼乐园玩的建议，所以请大家继续好好观赏这一面倒的机智问答。

Last year, the fruit base hurt farmers harvest xia Chen, don't sell ZhangHongBing for village and the nearby farmers selling xia Chen 6,000 tons, solve the difficult problem, selling fruit can greatly improve the village people last year, morello cherry enthusiasm GongHe village development completed 3,000 acres of citrus.

去年，果贱伤农，眼看丰收的夏橙卖不出去，张洪兵为该村及附近农民销售夏橙6000吨，解决了卖果难问题，大大提高了该村群众种果积极性，去年红鹤村完成了发展3000亩柑桔的任务。

By the end of the year trade values had risen by almost 30% from their nadir last February.

到去年年末，贸易值已经比去年二月的最低点增加了将近 30%。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。