on a balance of payments basis, the trade deficit fell to €2.9bn (us$4.1bn) in january-june, compared with a shortfall of €8.6bn in the corresponding period of 2008.
在收支平衡的基础上,09年1-6月份的贸易赤字下降了29亿欧元,而去年同期则亏空了86亿欧元。
in the corresponding period , 「teaching, researching, learning」 forms a organization system of circulation.
「教、研、学」在同时期互动中形成一个循环的自组织系统。
this was a massive jump from the 1,800 applications in the corresponding period in 2008.
跟2008年同期的1800份拒签相比,这数字简直不可同日而语。