A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
经济
Economy
Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
为了经济利益而破坏雨林，就像烧一幅文艺复兴时期的油画来做饭一样。
The low carbon economy is at the leading edge of a structural shift now taking place globally.
低碳经济正处于全球正在发生的结构性转变的前沿。
The crisis triggered a fertile period of scientific ferment and revolution in economic theory.
这场危机引发了科学发酵和经济理论革命的肥沃时期。
The economic game is not supposed to be rigged like some shady ring toss on a carnival midway.
经济游戏不应该像在狂欢节上玩掷戒指游戏那样被操纵。
What the investment community does like is short-term measures designed to boost share prices.
投资界喜欢的是旨在提振股价的短期措施。
Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress.
能源是经济增长、生活质量提高和人类进步的必要条件。
I became a real free market fanatic. I'm probably less so now than even two or three years ago.
我成了一个真正的自由市场狂热分子。我现在可能比两三年前更少了。
Speaker Pelosi says unemployment benefits are economic stimulus. Those are bare-bones benefits.
佩洛西议长说，失业救济是经济刺激措施。这些都是最基本的好处。
When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone's share gets larger.
当企业家可以自由竞争时，他们就会把蛋糕做大，这样每个人的份额就会变得更大。
I think that the EU with the Lisbon agenda has put the right emphasis on growth and employment.
我认为欧盟在里斯本议程上对增长和就业的重视是正确的。
Our approach to economic development must be modern, focused and in tune with the global trend.
我们的经济发展道路必须是现代化的、有重点的、与世界潮流相适应的。
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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。