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从1997年以来,泰国一直为经济危机所苦,不过有一种行业却幸免于难——算命。泰国农民研究中心有限公司说他们的最新民意调查显示曼谷居民中有80.8%算过命,平均一年两次,每年花在这上面的钱估计达10亿铢(2280)7美元)。该公司还说,接受调查的1,132名曼谷居民中有60%算命的次数与经济危机前持平或比之更多。公司在声明中说:“泰国许多行业都在萧条时期受到了重创,而算命生意却依旧兴隆,依然在曼谷居民中盛行
Thailand has been suffering from the economic crisis since 1997, but one industry is spared - fortune-telling. Thai Farmers Research Center Ltd. said their latest opinion poll showed that 80.8% of Bangkok residents had lived an average of twice a year, spending an estimated one billion baht ($ 2,280) a year on top of $ 7 billion. The company added that 60% of the 1,132 Bangkok residents surveyed were equal to or more than the pre-crisis crisis. In a statement, the company said: ”Many industries in Thailand were hit hard during the recession while fortune-telling businesses are still booming and are still prevalent among Bangkok residents