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经济
Economy
The classical economists were not wholly free from error, for they were only mortals, even if of a superior species.
古典经济学家并不是完全没有错误，因为他们不过是凡人，即使属于更高级的物种。
Markets as well as mobs respond to human emotions; markets as well as mobs can be inflamed to their own destruction.
市场和暴民一样会对人类的情感做出反应;市场和暴徒都可能被煽动到自取灭亡。
We have seen a strong increase in oil prices and up to this year we see that the world has been able to absorb that.
我们已经看到了油价的强劲上涨，到今年为止，我们看到世界已经能够消化这一点。
Increasingly prices are set by sellers to raise their prices without a loss of sales sufficient to wipe out the gain.
越来越多的价格是由卖家设定的，目的是在不损失足以抵消利润的销售额的情况下提高价格。
The insane pursuit of the holy grail of a balanced budget in the end is going to drive the economy into a depression.
对平衡预算这一圣杯的疯狂追求，最终将使经济陷入萧条。
Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.
污染企业应该被征税，这样产品对社会的成本就会反映在产品的价格上。
We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance.
我们现在认为，国家的许多基本经济职能是上一代人留给机会的。
Neoclassical economics insists that advertising cannot force consumers to buy anything they don't already want to buy.
新古典主义经济学坚持认为，广告不能强迫消费者购买他们已经不想买的任何东西。
Europe must dissipate any doubts over the euro, affirm that the euro is an irreversible project and act in consequence.
欧洲必须消除对欧元的任何疑虑，确认欧元是一个不可逆转的项目，并据此采取行动。
I think we're in the beginning of a bull market. When a bull market begins, nine months later the economy turns around.
我认为我们正处于牛市的开端。当牛市开始时，九个月后经济就会好转。
But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses.
但经济复苏必须靠努力。它将由企业家和小企业共同创造。
You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks.
你知道，当资本成本下降，当信贷变得便宜，人们开始承担越来越大的风险。
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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。
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。
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 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。