A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
经济
Economy
I prefer leaving things to the market as much as possible.
我喜欢尽可能把事情留给市场。
In order to work well, markets need a basic level of trust.
为了更好地运作，市场需要一个基本的信任水平。
Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.
石油财富一直在诅咒我们，使我们变得软弱而温顺。
I think nowadays economic liberties are an explosive issue.
我认为现在经济自由是一个爆炸性的问题。
As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.
随着温度下降，对取暖油的需求增加。
As an economist, I'm aware that life is full of trade offs.
作为一名经济学家，我知道生活中充满了权衡。
The market controls everything, but the market has no heart.
市场控制一切，但市场没有心。
The rich don't exploit the poor. They just out-compete them.
富人不剥削穷人。他们只是比他们更有竞争力。
We're the biggest food and agriculture company in the world.
我们是世界上最大的食品和农业公司。
Recessions are hard on people, but they are not hard on art.
经济衰退对人们来说很艰难，但对艺术来说却并不艰难。
The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing.
现代银行体系凭空造钱。
Nuclear power is an important part of our domestic fuel mix.
核能是我国国内燃料结构的重要组成部分。
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The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only grow if people feel secure and are reasonably free.
经济不是一个抽象概念。经济是由人组成的，只有当人们感到安全并享有合理的自由时，经济才会增长。
Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.
永远不要让经济因素独自决定你的职业或你如何度过大部分时间。
Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility.
在有限的世界里，物质消费的无限增长是不可能的。
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
学习经济学的目的不是为了获得一套现成的经济问题的答案，而是学习如何避免被经济学家所欺骗。
Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity.
经济增长和环境保护并不矛盾。如果你着眼于长期的繁荣，它们是同一枚硬币的两面。
We need to recognise that what really matters isn't buying more and more consumer goods, but family, friends, and knowing that we are doing something worthwhile with our lives. Helping to reduce the appalling consequences of world poverty should be part of that reassessment.
我们需要认识到，真正重要的不是购买越来越多的消费品，而是家人、朋友，以及知道我们在用生命做一些有价值的事情。帮助减少世界贫困的可怕后果应该是重新评估的一部分。