A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
经济
Economy
Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
经济学家往往喜欢令人吃惊的定理，这些结果似乎与传统智慧背道而驰。
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
仅仅节俭不是经济。在真正的经济中，开支，以及巨额开支，可能是一个必不可少的部分。
The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural and unaided productions.
财富的物质存在于地球、海洋以及自然和独立的生产中。
I have always advocated for funding and programs that increase our productivity and competitiveness.
我一直主张为提高我们的生产力和竞争力的项目提供资金。
I don't think we're going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that's the reality.
我认为在不久的将来我们不会看到油价下跌，这是事实。
The market economy is very good at wealth creation but not perfect at all about wealth distribution.
市场经济非常善于创造财富，但在财富分配方面却一点也不完美。
History teaches that the level of unemployment is not as important as whether the rate's going down.
历史告诉我们，失业率的高低并不像失业率是否下降那么重要。
It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.
以合理的价格收购一家优秀的公司要比以合理的价格收购一家优秀的公司好得多。
To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.
做一个穷人是困难的，但是在一个金钱的国度里做一个贫穷的民族是最困难的。
Well, I make a practice of not commenting on the role of the relative exchange value of our currency.
嗯，我习惯不评论我们货币的相对交换价值的作用。
The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
真正的问题是通货紧缩。这与通货膨胀相反，但对借款人来说同样严重。
Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor.
巨额财富都是建立在对土地的占领、贷款或对劳动力征税的基础上的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。