A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
经济
Economy
You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way.
你经常读到，银行正在游说监管机构和民选官员，似乎这是不合适的。我们不这么看。
Today, we're very dependent on cheap energy. We just take it for granted - all the things you have in the house, the way industry works.
今天，我们非常依赖廉价能源。我们只是认为这是理所当然的——你家里的所有东西，行业运作的方式。
I don't think anyone can speculate what will happen with respect to oil prices and gas prices because they are set on the global economy.
我认为没有人能够预测油价和天然气价格会发生什么，因为它们是由全球经济决定的。
It is the good fortune of the affluent country that the opportunity cost of economic discussion is low and hence it can afford all kinds.
富裕国家的幸运之处在于，经济讨论的机会成本很低，因此它能够负担得起各种各样的讨论。
I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is itself a great national source.
我认为行政人员有责任坚持节约开支，节约的经济本身就是一个伟大的国家资源。
The WTO has one of the most impressive records in global economic governance, by promoting trade liberalisation and economic development.
通过促进贸易自由化和经济发展，世贸组织在全球经济治理方面拥有最令人印象深刻的记录之一。
The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.
至少在我看来，银行没有放贷。他们在美好的时光里是如此的狂野和鲁莽，以至于他们被严重烧伤。
I think achieving a higher fiscal stability is also a very important condition for restoring an environment which is conducive to growth.
我认为实现更高的财政稳定也是恢复有利于增长的环境的一个非常重要的条件。
The tax laws are written by men with considerable net worth, and with little understanding of what wage-earners must do to make ends meet.
税法是由拥有可观净资产的人制定的，他们对工薪阶层必须做些什么来维持收支平衡知之甚少。
Natural gas is a better transportation fuel than gasoline, so if that's the case, it's cheaper, it's cleaner and it's a domestic resource.
天然气是比汽油更好的交通燃料，如果是这样的话，它更便宜，更清洁，而且是一种国内资源。
I'm just saying that if you understand how the economic machine works, it just works like a machine. There are cause-effect relationships.
我只是说，如果你了解经济机器是如何运作的，它就像机器一样运作。有因果关系。
The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs.
传统观点认为，我们需要一个就业计划，我们需要削减福利。恰恰相反!我们需要更多的福利和更少的工作。
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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。
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。
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 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。
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。