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It is hard, at least for me, to envision alternative political arrangements or economic policies over the past fifty years that would have transferred any significant portion of the wealth of today’s rich nations to today’s poor nations.至少对于我来说，很难设想在过去五十年中有什么其他政治制度或者经济政策可以将当今富有国家的财富主要部分转移到今天的穷国中。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010
Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan again have significant minorities saying that women are now treated less equally than they once were.俄国、乌克兰和阿塞拜疆再次有大量的少数族裔认为妇女的平等地位与以前相比有所降低。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011
But looking at the question in this way raises another, and perhaps more significant, issue about virtual activities: video game violence.但是从这个角度看问题会引出另一个——也许更加重要——有关虚拟活动的问题：电子游戏暴力。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010
The board of directors should be the supreme power institution of the joint venture, making decision on all significant issues. As for the significant issues as follows, they should be decided upon the approval of each party:董事会是合资公司的最高权力机构，决定合资公司的一切重大事宜，对于下列重大问题应一致通 过方可作出决定：© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 01.04.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 01.04.2011
Last week, China finally enshrined private property by passing the long-awaited property rights law, in what the government called “significant progress in promoting rule of law in the country.”上个星期，中国最终通过了期待已久的物权法，从而确立了私有财产的地位，对此政府称之 为“国家推动法治建设的重要进展”。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010
But the differences between Russia and China today may prove to be less significant tomorrow if the deterioration in the Middle East imposes a sense of collective responsibility on all five permanent members of the UN Security Council.但是，如果中东局势恶化，构成联合国五大常任理事国的集体责任感，那么，如今中俄两国的差别在明天也就不再重要。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010
In 2002, the treaty’s signatories went further, committing to “a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss” by 2010.2002年，该公约的签署国们更进一步，承诺在2010年以前“大幅度削减目前的生物多样性损失”。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010
Compared to just a decade before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this represents a significant change in people’s views.与10年前《世界人权宣言》通过之前相比，人们的观点发生了至关重要的变化。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011
Most galling, agriculture is a small and declining part of these “rich club” economies, and the richer and larger they are, the less significant agriculture is and the more resources are wasted on rural welfare.最令人不平的是，农业对于这些“富人俱乐部”经济体而言是一个衰退中的、小的经济部门。这些国家越富裕、经济规模越大，农业也就越式微，而浪费在农业福利方 面的资源也就越多。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010
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