Looking ahead, the world economy will need to introduce alternative technologies that conserve energy, water, and land, or that enable us to use new forms of renewable energy (such as solar and wind power) at much lower cost than today.

展望未来，世界经济需要引进保存能源，水和土地或者可以使我们以比现在更低的成本使用新型可再生能源（如太阳能和风能）的替代技术。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 27.10.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 27.10.2010

'Yes, for me too,' she answered, a little untruthfully, for she had not been conscious of much.

“是的， 我也觉得。 ” 她有点不诚实地答道。 因为她实在并没有觉得怎样。

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

To get the gas into Yunnan, a much longer pipeline – running the length of Burma – must be built.

为了把天然气送进云南，就必须修建一根大大超过原来长度的 输气管道——这条管道的长度要跨越缅甸全国。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

We economists have a hard time figuring out why there appears to be so much static on the communications line.

我们这些经济学家很难弄清楚为什么会在沟通环节出现这么多的干扰。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010

She hastily put down the bottle, saying to herself 'That's quite enough — I hope I shan't grow any more — As it is, I can't get out at the door — I do wish I hadn't drunk quite so much!'

爱丽丝赶紧扔掉瓶子， 对自己说：“现在已经够了， 不要再长了， 可是就是现在这样， 我也已经出不去了。 嗨！ 我别喝这么多就好啦！”

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

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

Not only was Abbas politically weak, with few friends among Fatah militants, but he also didn’t show much interest in what was happening in Gaza.

阿巴斯不仅在政治上软弱，在法塔赫武装中少有朋党，他对加沙地带的形势也缺乏兴趣。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

The NEGP will cost at least eight times as much as the alternative Yamal II pipeline, which would have gone overland through Poland.

北欧天然气管道的造价至少相当于修建YamalII输油管线的8倍，而后者可以在地面上穿过波兰的领土。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010

It educated nuclear operators, generated safety and protection standards, promoted the benefits of the atom for industry, agriculture, and medicine, and much more.

这一机构给核子操作员提供教育，建立安全和保护标准，促进原子 对工业、农业、医学以及其他更多领域的利益。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

By much the same token, Europe’s governments should be making a determined new effort to strengthen Europeans’ sense of a shared history and common values.

同理，欧洲各国的政府应该付出更为坚定的努力来强化欧洲人的共同历史感和共同价值观。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011

“Ha, ha, my boy, a very much more important matter than that!

“啊哈，老兄，是一件比这重要得多的事啊！

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

The Chinese have much to answer for, but the fate of Tibet is not just a matter of semi-colonial oppression.

中国人肯定逃脱不了干系，但西藏的命运却不像单纯的半殖民地压迫那样简单。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

But, while there is much to celebrate, questions remain about whether the IAEA can increase its capacity both to combat proliferation and promote nuclear power plant safety.

但是，尽管人们应当庆贺，但是，该机构是否能够提高其能力打击核子扩散以及促进核子电力工厂的安全依然存有疑问。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

While experts are busy trying to explain the Maoists’ unprecedented triumph, much hope rests on the newly elected members of the 601-seat Constituent Assembly.

当专家们忙着试图解释毛派主义者史无前例的胜利的时候，人民把希望寄托在了新近当选的有601个席位的议会成员上。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

It is asking much of a wealthy man to come down and bury himself in a place of this kind, but I need not tell you that it means a very great deal to the countryside.

要想使一位有钱的人屈尊埋没在这样一个地方，确实有点说不过去。可是，用不着我多说，这一点对乡鄙之地说来，确实是关系重大呢。

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