Unit Seventeen

   1. 这家商店可供挑选的商品很多，你想先买点什么？
      There is a wide choice of goods in this store.  What do you want to buy first?

   2. 光靠工资没有几个人能买得起这些消费品。
      Few people can afford these consumer goods only on salary.

   3. 就某些商品来说，进口货在价格上的差别很大，但在质量上几乎没什么差别。
      For some goods, there is a big difference between imported ones
     and domestic ones in price, but almost not in quality.

   4. 你要么就进来，要么就出去；别站在门口那儿。
      You either come in or go out; don't stand by the door.

   5. 人们不太喜欢他，因为他总喜欢卖弄他的学问。
      People don't like him very much, because he always prefers to show off his knowledge.

   6. 为了了解人们的消费习惯发生了什么变化，这家工厂进行了若干次调查。
      The factory has carried out a number of surveys so as to know
      what changes have taken place about people's buying habits.

   7. 中国城市和农村居民的一个主要差别是他们在收入水平上的不同。
      One of the main differences between urban and rural population in China is
     their different income levels.

   8. 调查说明，中国农村地区尚有一个广大的电器消费市场。
      The survey shows that there is still a large consumer market
     for electrical appliances in the rural areas in China.

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