From GM's point of view the short strike may even have been a blessing: thehalt in production gave it a chance to reduce its stockpile of unsold vehicles.
对通用公司来说，这次短时间的罢工应该算是万幸的：生产的停止给了它一个减少汽车库存量的机会。
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The United Nations has pleaded for a halt to the bombing.