A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
经济
Economy
I believe that free-market principles will solve our healthcare problems.
我相信自由市场原则将解决我们的医疗问题。
At the same time, Clinton was doing a lot things right, like the economy.
与此同时,克林顿做了很多正确的事情,比如经济。
The success of our economy shouldn't determine the success of our schools.
我们经济的成功不应该决定我们学校的成功。
The situation in Egypt is stable. We are ready for tourism and investment.
埃及局势稳定。我们做好了旅游和投资的准备。
It takes four private-sector jobs to support every public-sector employee.
每四个私营部门的工作岗位才能养活一个公共部门的雇员。
Monetary policy itself cannot sensibly be directed at reducing imbalances.
货币政策本身不可能理智地指向减少失衡。
Cities are, first of all, seats of the highest economic division of labor.
首先,城市是最高经济分工的所在地。
Low-wage jobs have gone offshore. We need to innovate to stay competitive.
低工资工作已经转移到海外。我们需要创新来保持竞争力。
In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything.
在新经济中,信息、教育和动机就是一切。
Revenue has been under pressure as these Internet options become available.
随着这些互联网选择的出现,谷歌的收入一直面临压力。
Economics, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science.
经济学如果要成为一门科学,就必须是一门数学科学。
Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.
然而,波多黎各的个人和公司不缴纳联邦所得税。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
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。
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 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。
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。
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。