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China 'economic growth eased to 6.8% in the December-ending quarter on year, from 9% in the preceding quarter. Some economists think China's economy is currently in recession.

中国的经济增长在08年的最后一个季度只有6.8%，而之前一个季度有9%。有经济学家认为中国经济已经开始出现衰退迹象。

Shipments of smartphones jumped 44 percent from the preceding quarter to 27.8 million units, up nearly four times from a year ago, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.

根据策略分析报告公司提供数据显示，智能手机出货量比前一季度提高44%，达到2780万台，几乎是一年前的4倍。

Order intake thus amounted to 22.5 billion SEK, an increase of 10% compared with the preceding quarter at fixed exchange rates for comparable units.

订单量从而达到225亿瑞典克朗，可比单位以固定汇率计算，比上一季度增长了10%。

That was a decline of four percentage points from the preceding quarter; already trailing Research in Motion (RIMM) and Apple, Windows Mobile may fall behind Google's Android platform, too.

与上一个季度相比，下滑了4个百分点。 现在它已经落后于黑莓和苹果，在将来甚至可能落后于Google公司的Android平台。

Japan - the world's second largest economy - grew about one percent in the three months ending in June, compared with the preceding quarter.

世界第二大经济体，日本，在过去三个月截止六月底，与上一季度相比，经济增长百分之一。

Otherwise, I rather hate me in you the preceding quarter to die.

不然，本人宁可在你恨本人地前一刻死去。