This country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies.

  • -- Ralph Nader 拉尔夫·纳德

这个国家所面临的问题远远超出它应有的范围,解决问题的办法也远远超出它所适用的范围。

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Behavioral economists have shown that a sizable percentage of people are willing to pay real money to punish people who are taking from a common pot but not contributing to it. Just to insure that shirkers get what they deserve, we are prepared to make ourselves poorer.

行为经济学家已经表明,相当大比例的人愿意支付真金实银来惩罚那些从一个普通的罐子里拿走东西却没有贡献的人。为了确保逃避责任的人得到他们应得的,我们准备让自己变得更穷。

Some solutions are relatively simple and would provide economic benefits: implementing measures to conserve energy, putting a price on carbon through taxes and cap-and-trade and shifting from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources.

一些解决方案相对简单,而且会带来经济效益:实施节约能源的措施,通过税收和限额交易为碳定价,以及从化石燃料转向清洁和可再生能源。

If we rationalize our problems when He points them out, we will spend less and less time meditating because we won't want to face God in that area of our lives.

如果我们在他指出问题的时候把问题合理化,我们花在冥想上的时间就会越来越少,因为我们不想在生活的那个领域面对上帝。

People talk about footballers and they get a bad press when not all of them deserve it.

当人们谈论足球运动员时,他们得到了一个坏的消息,而不是所有人都应该得到它。

The best solutions are often simple, yet unexpected.

最好的解决方案往往很简单,但却出人意料。