A game of smoke and mirrors: this is how Italy’s current electoral campaign appears – both to Italians and the wider world.

一场雾里看花的游戏：这就是意大利正在进行的竞选活动给人的印象—不论是对意大利人还是对全世界。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011

So our VP got a shiny new computer that he didn’t know how to use: functions were rearranged, and keyboard shortcuts were different.

于是我们的副总得到了一台闪闪发光的新电脑，但却不知道如何使用：所有的功能都经过重新整理，键盘快捷方式跟以前相比也完全不同。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011

Had America really told others to bring in American banks to teach them about how to run their business?

难道美国没有告诉其他国家让美国的银行进入它们的市场以便教它们如何经营它们的业务？

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

The optimistic view is that property rights are becoming more deeply anchored than they were in the past, and that Russia’s future will depend on how fast a middle class with a stake in law-based government can be created.

乐观的观点认为财产权比过去更深入人心了，而俄罗斯的未来取决于与依法办事的政府休戚相关的中产阶级在多快的时间内能产生。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010

Given how central the values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law are in Europe, we feel it is our obligation to speak out against such injustices continuing unchecked.

因为人权、民主和法治观念在欧洲占据了重要的地位，我们感到呼吁人们抵制这种肆无忌惮的不义行为是我们的责任。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011

how a digital signature is to be affixed to, or a password is to be included with, a return furnished under this section; and

如何将数字签名附贴于根据本条提交的报税表，或将通行密码包括在根据本条提交的报税表内；及

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 03.10.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 03.10.2011

Why should information about how to help people be secret?

为什么有关如何帮助他人的信息是机密呢？

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

Anyway, there are limits to how much tax pressure the political system can apply to the ultra-rich.

无论如何，政治体系能够加在极端富裕群体身上的税收压力是有限度的。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011

It is rising, but how?

它正在崛起，但以怎样的方式呢？

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010

“My dear fellow, how can you possibly be so sure of that?”

“亲爱的伙伴，对这一点，你怎么能这样地肯定呢？” “

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

When it comes to whether and how to regulate the economy, Western societies have a history of liberal theory upon which to rely.

当谈到是否应该以及如何管制经济时，西方社会一贯倾向的是自由主义的理论。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

About Mr Mellors, I don' t know how much Sir Clifford told you.

关于梅乐士先生的事， 我不晓得克利福男爵对你说了多少。

Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人

查太莱夫人的情人

劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lawrence, David Herbert

© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005

So how has Europe, with its vital security interests at stake, responded to these developments?

那么，到目前欧洲是如何在这个与自身利益攸关的安全问题上做出反应的呢？

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010

One American politician who understands how to work with the Iranian power structure is former Congressman Lee Hamilton, now head of the Woodrow Wilson Center.

一位知道如何同伊朗的权力层打交道的美国政客就是前国会议员，现任伍德罗•威尔逊中心主任的Lee Hamilton。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

Besides, SHE'S she, and I'm I, and-oh dear, how puzzling it all is!

而且， 她是她， 我是我， 哎哟！ 亲爱的， 把我迷惑住了， 真叫人伤脑筋。

Carroll, Lewis / Alice's adventures in Wonderland卡罗尔 刘易斯 / 爱丽丝梦游仙境

爱丽丝梦游仙境

卡罗尔 刘易斯

Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

© 1901, by Harper & Brothers