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The ruling is a victory for big chains with a presence in many states, since they usually collect sales tax on online purchases already.

这项裁决对在许多州都有实体存在的大型连锁店来说是一场胜利，因为它们通常已经在对网购商品征收销售税。

Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to.

大型连锁店一直在全国范围内征收销售税，因为无论商品运往哪个州，它们通常都在当地有实体店。

Big chain owners.

大型连锁店的老板。

The power and ambition of the giants of the digital economy is astonishing — Amazon has just announced the purchase of the upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.5bn, but two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp messaging service, which doesn’t have any physical product at all.

数字经济巨头的实力和野心令人震惊——亚马逊刚刚宣布以135亿美元收购高端连锁杂货店全食超市，而两年前脸书为收购WhatsApp即时通讯服务付出的代价甚至更高，而WhatsApp根本没有任何实体产品。

Fast-food chains should also stop offering “inducements” such as toys, cute animals and mobile phone credit to lure young customers, Stephenson said.

斯蒂芬森说，快餐连锁店还应停止提供玩具、可爱的动物玩偶和手机话费等“诱饵”来吸引年轻顾客。

“They are absolutely altering the food chain beyond what I think even if they understand what they’re doing.”

“他们绝对正在改变食物链，其程度超出了我的想象，甚至超出了他们自己对所做之事的理解。”

When did it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bike chain?

从什么时候起，学生应该能说出美国第13任总统的名字、却对一条断了的自行车链束手无策，竟成了公认的道理？

A broken bike chain is mentioned to show students’ lack of ____

提到断了的自行车链是为了说明学生缺乏____

Then there’s the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries.

此外，美国大公司比以往任何时候都更加全球化，其供应链遍布更多的国家。

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