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经济
Economy
We know, in other words, the general conditions in which what we call, somewhat misleadingly, an equilibrium will establish itself: but we never know what the particular prices or wages are which would exist if the market were to bring about such an equilibrium.
换句话说，我们知道一般的情况，在这种情况下，我们所谓的均衡会建立起来，这多少有点误导人，但我们永远不知道，如果市场带来这样一种均衡，会存在什么样的特定价格或工资。
As a personal beneficiary of the service that Amtrak provides and as someone who represents a congressional district that counts on safe, reliable rail service, I am a strong supporter of providing this vital industry the funding necessary to continue operations.
作为美铁提供服务的个人受益人，作为国会选区的代表，我非常支持为这个至关重要的行业提供继续运营所需的资金。
I think the producers, for the most part, don't want to see prices skyrocket because that will only create problems for them down the road and would also be a, you know, would be a very serious shock for a world economy that can't afford serious shocks right now.
我认为，在很大程度上，生产者不希望看到价格飞涨，因为这只会给他们今后带来问题，而且对目前承受不起严重冲击的世界经济来说，这将是一个非常严重的冲击。
A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology.
一个成功的社会的特征是其人民生活水平的提高，对工厂和基本基础设施的投资增加，以及产生额外的盈余，这些盈余被投资于产生科学和技术方面的新发现。
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey Where wealth accumulates and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made; But a bold peasantry, their country’s pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied.
祸患使这地荒凉，使被掳之物速遭祸患，以致财宝聚敛，人也败落。君王和首领，或兴盛，或衰微。一个气息就能创造它们，就像气息创造了它们一样;但是，一个勇敢的农民，一旦他们的国家的骄傲被摧毁，就永远无法得到补给。
People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are the only industrialized country in the world that does not have national health insurance. We are the richest in wealth and the poorest in health of all the industrial nations.
人们准备好说，‘是的，我们准备好了单一支付者医疗保险。我们是世界上唯一没有国民健康保险的工业化国家。在所有工业国家中，我们的财富最丰富，健康状况最差。
Well what would happen is that if Greece defaulted and couldn't pay its debts, all the Greek bonds that are held in other banking systems across Western Europe would suddenly have no value. You could as a knock-on effect create a banking crisis in Western Europe.
如果希腊违约无法偿还债务，那么在西欧其他银行体系中持有的所有希腊债券就会突然失去价值。你可以作为一个连锁反应，在西欧制造一场银行业危机。
If a man were living in isolation his income would be literally his product. Make him the monarch and owner of an island, and the fruits that he raises and the clothing that he makes constitute, in themselves, his income. This ceases to be true when trading begins.
如果一个人孤立地生活，他的收入实际上就是他的产品。让他成为一个岛屿的君主和主人，他种植的水果和他制作的衣服本身就构成了他的收入。当交易开始时，这就不成立了。
Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldn't be surprised by the effects of deregulation.
人性本质上是善还是恶?没有一个经济学家不考虑这个问题就能从事他的职业，然而他们似乎都在考虑这个问题。他们似乎都认为人性本善，否则他们不会对放松管制的影响感到惊讶。
I am personally convinced - and I think the Greek people share this belief in a fundamental way - that we can achieve fiscal consolidation more effectively and we can restore competitiveness in a more fundamental and permanent way within the euro area than outside.
我个人深信，我们能够更有效地实现财政整顿，我们能够在欧元区内部以比在外部更根本、更持久的方式恢复竞争力——我认为希腊人民在根本上也有同样的信念。
Many of the technologies that are now racing ahead most rapidly, replacing human workers in factories and offices with machines, making stockholders richer and workers poorer, are indeed tending to accentuate the existing inequalities in the distribution of wealth.
许多技术正在以最快的速度向前发展，用机器取代工厂和办公室里的工人，让股东变得更富有，让工人变得更贫穷，这些技术确实倾向于加剧财富分配方面现有的不平等。
Although housing sales and starts have cooled to more typical levels, the housing market remains strong and sound. Without the expansion of homeownership and the strength of our housing market, our nation would not have the economic growth we are experiencing today.
尽管房屋销售和新屋开工数已降至更典型的水平，但住房市场依然强劲健康。如果没有住房拥有率的扩大和住房市场的强劲，我们的国家就不会有我们今天所经历的经济增长。
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You might say that economic history is the history of people learning to manage risk.
你可能会说经济史是人们学习管理风险的历史。
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。