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Attention economics is an approach to the management of information that treats human attention as a scarce commodity, and applies economic theory to solve various information management problems.

注意力经济是一种管理信息的方法，它能够将人们的注意力当作一种稀缺商品，并且运用经济学理论去解决各种各样的信息管理问题。

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It was once a scarce commodity that was almost as valuable as gold.

盐曾经一度因供应缺乏,而变得犹如黄金般珍贵.

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The success of the IIIMP pilot in Egypt shows what can be done when an irrigation system is re-engineered to treat water as a scarce, precious commodity and to involve farmers in management.

IIIMP试验的成功表明了当我们重新设计一种灌溉系统以便把水作为一种稀缺的、珍贵的商品来对待，并调动农民参与管理时，可以取得什么样的成就。

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As the deadlines for midterm papers and postgraduate entrance exams draw closer, seats in campus libraries and classrooms are a scarce commodity.

期中论文大限将至，考研也迫在眉睫，校园里图书馆和自习室可谓一座难求。

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In the past when cross-border trade and investment were scarce and commodity exchange ties among countries relatively simple, statistics based on the origin of goods could grossly reflect the division of labour, trade relations and corresponding pattern of interests among countries.

过去国际贸易和投资数额不大，各国之间商品交换关系比较简单，按原产地统计大致可以反映国与国之间的分工、贸易关系以及相应的利益格局。

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And in many parts of the financial services industry, transparency is a scarce commodity.

而在金融服务业的许多领域，透明是稀缺商品。

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In much of the western half of the country, water is a scarce commodity.

在西部的许多州中，水是稀有的商品。

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Restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war.

在战争时期限制相对紧缺商品的消费。

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Clean water has become a scarce commodity in many parts of the world.

净水是当今世界一个严峻的课题。

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In many communities, teachers are a scarce commodity.

在许多社区教师非常稀缺。

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Although this is the best choice if screen real estate is a scarce commodity, you might decide that making all of the choices visible is a better solution.

尽管这在可用屏幕空间非常有限的情况下是最佳选择，但您可能会觉得使所有的选项都显示出来是一种更好的解决方案。

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Engineers on the project say the technology is perfect for such a mission, where storage space on the flight to the planet is a scarce commodity.

计画工程师表示，这种技术非常适合这类任务，因为飞往火星的太空船上，载货空间相当有限。

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Properties are a scarce commodity, so if you enter the market early, there is a bigger chance of high returns.

房产是一种稀缺商品，因此，如果你早进入市场，高回报的机会更大。

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In an age of excess wealth, happiness has become a scarce commodity.

在财富过剩的年代里, 幸福反而成了稀缺品.

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Solidarity is a scarce commodity in the union nowadays.

在如今的欧盟，团结是一种稀缺品。

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George Yule used to apply a vivid metaphor to define 'turn': if conversation is viewed as a market economy, turn is a scarce commodity.

George Yule曾形象地比喻，如果把会话看作是一种市场经济体系，那么话轮就是这个市场上的紧俏商品。

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