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经济学
Economics
It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.
它被称为政治经济学，因为它与政治或经济都没有关系。
For in the theoretical field bourgeois economics no longer engages in blithe and joyous fights.
因为在理论领域，资产阶级经济学不再从事快乐的斗争。
I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle.
我讨厌慷慨——十有八九是怯懦，十有八九是缺乏原则。
I'd call it a new version of voodoo economics, but I'm afraid that would give witch doctors a bad name.
我想称之为巫毒经济学的新版本，但我担心这会给巫医一个坏名声。
The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs don't.
棒球的经济是一个大问题。大俱乐部赚很多钱，而小俱乐部赚不到。
While the invisible hand looks after the private sector, the invisible foot kicks the public sector to pieces.
当“看不见的手”照看私营部门时，“看不见的脚”将公共部门踢得粉碎。
Neoclassical economics insists that advertising cannot force consumers to buy anything they don't already want to buy.
新古典主义经济学坚持认为，广告不能强迫消费者购买他们已经不想买的任何东西。
Survival, in the cool economics of biology, means simply the persistence of one's own genes in the generations to follow.
在生物学的酷经济学中，生存仅仅意味着一个人自身基因在未来几代人身上的延续。
I don't believe in trickle-down economics. I don't think that people who have the most are inclined to share it, generally.
我不相信涓滴经济学。一般来说，我不认为拥有最多财富的人倾向于分享财富。
Did you ever think that making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else.
你有没有想过，做一个关于经济的演讲就像尿裤子一样?对你来说似乎很热，但对其他人来说从来都不热。
Demand is best measured in terms of spending. You know, I think in traditional economics, it's a mistake to measure it in terms of the quantity of goods.
需求最好用支出来衡量。我认为在传统经济学中，用商品的数量来衡量是错误的。
While everyone else is thinking about economics and politics, executive salaries and the future of the euro, do the opposite, even if it's hard. Invest in the spirit.
当所有人都在思考经济和政治问题时，高管薪酬和欧元的未来却恰恰相反，尽管这很困难。在精神上投资。
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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。
There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. That's dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank.
人们真正担心的是，欧元区的一家银行可能会倒闭，担心欧洲某个较大经济体会出现主权债务问题。这在很大程度上要归功于欧洲央行的行动。
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。
Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable.
经济、政治和个性往往是密不可分的。
There are certain economics involved in making a network TV show that you want to amortize the costs of that, so the more episodes you make, the cheaper they all are individually.
制作网络电视节目有一定的经济效益，你想摊销成本，所以你制作的节目越多，每一集的成本就越低。
However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we had to make some even tougher decisions.
然而，我们的经济状况继续恶化。一年前，我们差点就破产了，在那之后，我们不得不做出一些更艰难的决定。