A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
经济
Economy
I am concerned about the adverse economic impact on the New London area, the abandonment of a huge installation of facilities and, less quantitatively, a loss of some of the proud submariners' heritage of our historic association with service and training at New London.
我对新伦敦地区的不利经济影响感到关切，对大量设施的放弃，以及在数量上少一些的，对我们与新伦敦服务和训练的历史性联系的一些自豪的潜艇员遗产的丧失。
Privatization of the state-owned economy is not yet on the agenda. We cannot do it immediately; my colleagues would not agree to it. But we must put all forms of ownership on an equal footing immediately and let different types of ownership compete with the state firms.
国有经济的私有化还没有提上议程。我们不能马上做这件事;我的同事们不会同意。但是，我们必须立即把所有形式的所有制平等起来，让不同类型的所有制同国有企业竞争。
The rate of profit does not, like rent and wages, rise with the prosperity, and fall with the declension, of the society. On the contrary, it is naturally low in rich, and high in poor countries, and it is always highest in the countries which are going fastest to ruin.
利润率不像租金和工资那样，随着社会的繁荣而上升，随着社会的衰落而下降。恰恰相反，在富裕国家，失业率自然较低，而在贫穷国家，失业率则较高，而在那些破产速度最快的国家，失业率总是最高的。
It is fatal for any body of workers to have forever hanging from the fringes of its skirts other bodies on a level just below its own; for that means continual pressure downward, additional difficulty to be overcome in the struggle to maintain reasonable rates of wages.
任何工人的身体永远挂在比自己的身体略低的水平上的其他身体的边缘，这是致命的;因为这意味着持续的下行压力，在维持合理工资率的斗争中还要克服额外的困难。
Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs.
甚至国家机构，如司法机构，也受到严重削弱，以致公民有理由担心法律和秩序崩溃。商界受到销售和信心下滑的打击，导致收入减少和失业。
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。
It is not a correct deduction from the Principles of Economics that enlightened self-interest always operates in the public interest... Experience does not show that individuals when they make up a social unit are always less clear-sighted than when they act separately.
从经济学原理中推断，开明的利己主义总是为公共利益服务，这是不对的。经验并不表明，当一个人组成一个社会单位时，他总是比单独行动时看得更清楚。
I basically believe the medical insurance industry should be nonprofit, not profit-making. There is no way a health reform plan will work when it is implemented by an industry that seeks to return money to shareholders instead of using that money to provide health care.
我基本上认为医疗保险行业应该是非营利性的，而不是营利性的。如果医疗改革计划是由一个试图把钱返还给股东而不是用这些钱来提供医疗保健的行业实施的，那么它就不可能奏效。
First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.
首先，他的工作支持率几个月来一直呈下降趋势，最近几周，随着反恐战争被企业丑闻、股市下跌和经济不安全感的日益增强取代，这一趋势有所加剧。
If you or me go to the gas station to fill up our car and it costs us much more than we expected, it will zap our discretionary income. We won't have the extra money to buy that washing machine or new winter coat-all big ticket items that are important to economic growth.
如果你或我去加油站加油，花的钱比我们预期的要多得多，我们的可支配收入就会减少。我们将没有多余的钱去买洗衣机或新的冬衣——所有这些都是对经济增长很重要的高价项目。
My country is in the grips of a major economic crisis. This is causing dramatic consequences for the very existence of Polish families. A permanent economic crisis in Poland may also have serious repercussions for Europe. Thus, Poland ought to be helped and deserves help.
我国正处于一场重大的经济危机之中。这对波兰家庭的存在造成了巨大的后果。波兰的永久性经济危机也可能对欧洲产生严重影响。因此，波兰应该得到帮助，而且应该得到帮助。
Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the 'rich' is likely to result in an economic burnout.
一只脚踩油门，另一只脚踩刹车，这样的驾驶方式很可能会让你一事无成，但肯定会烧坏汽车的重要部件。同样，对中产阶级减税，但对“富人”增税可能会导致经济枯竭。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。