A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
经济
Economy
I took a route of acting, rather than starmaking, so it cost me a lot financially.
我选择了表演的道路,而不是做明星,所以在经济上花了我很多钱。
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.
这些资本家通常协调一致地榨取人民的钱财。
Here in Davos, it is generally assumed that there is now only one god - the market.
在达沃斯,人们普遍认为现在只有一个上帝——市场。
To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is plunder.
为一个阶级的利益向社会征税不是保护,而是掠夺。
If all the economists in the world were laid end to end, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
如果世界上所有的经济学家都是首尾相连的,这不是一件坏事。
What we lack is a good, strong business climate with lower taxes, fairer regulation.
我们缺少的是一个良好、强劲的商业环境,税收更低,监管更公平。
Economically, it's more expensive to make movies. I hope digital movies change that.
从经济上讲,拍电影更贵。我希望数字电影能改变这一点。
We can't continue to kick the can when it comes to the fiscal state of this country.
当涉及到这个国家的财政状况时,我们不能再继续拖延下去了。
Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable.
听着,天然气就像石油一样,最终会消失。这不是可再生。
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。
Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.
是的,但是现在突然间,你知道,大学也以市场为导向。
What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome.
我们想要的是建立市场经济的规则,而不是计划其结果。
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。
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。
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。
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。