Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.

  • -- Adam Smith 亚当·史密斯

消费是一切生产的唯一目的和目的;只有在促进消费者利益的必要时,生产者的利益才应当得到注意。

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Medical tourism can be considered a kind of import: instead of the product coming to the consumer, as it does with cars or sneakers, the consumer is going to the product.

医疗旅游可以被认为是一种进口:与汽车或运动鞋一样,医疗旅游产品不是面向消费者的,而是面向产品的。

When we have peace, then we have a chance to save the planet. But if we are not united in peace, if we do not practice mindful consumption, we cannot save our planet.

当我们有了和平,那么我们就有机会拯救地球。但是,如果我们不能在和平中团结起来,如果我们不实行有意识的消费,我们就无法拯救我们的地球。

The greatly increased consumption of alcoholic beverages is very largely a direct result of the increased purchasing power created by wartime expenditures.

酒精饮料消费量的大幅增加很大程度上是战时开支增加购买力的直接结果。

The value of an item - in the mind of a consumer - is simply the difference between the anticipated price and the price on the tag.

商品的价值——在消费者的心目中——只是预期价格和标签上价格之间的差异。

Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes.

经济学是一门不太尊重个人意愿的学科。

Economic issues are just as much moral issues as social issues.

经济问题和社会问题一样,都是道德问题。