While West European countries and Japan impose high taxes on gasoline, the U. S. , the world's largest consumer, does not. Compared with what the U.
虽然西欧的一些国家和日本对汽油征收了较高的税，但是世界最大的汽油消费国，美国，却没有这样做。
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Although the U. S. unemployment rate remains high, and some firms are still reducing the size of their workforce, there are bright spots in the employment market.
虽然美国失业率仍然居高不下，有的公司也在持续裁员，但是就业市场上却也还是有振奋人心的亮点。
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This would be particularly true if the Los Angeles peso had a poor history of currency decline, and thus the interest rates on L.A. peso-denominated debt was very high, compared to U.