"The Hewlett-Packard news brings a better tone to the market, which has been in a kind of holding pattern," said one trader.
“惠普的消息带给一直处于停滞的市场一个较好的基调，”一位贸易商说道。
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It will help set the tone for the nation's housing market in the next year or two.
它也将帮助明后两年全国房屋市场定下基调。
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With the improvement of living and the strengthening of consumers self-realization, more and more self-symbol-product, such as CRBT(Color Ring Back Tone), well up in market.