Between 1995 and 1999, it spent roughly €3.4 billion in the region, to which the European Investment Bank added a further €4.8 billion in loans.

1995到1999年间，欧盟为中东地区提供了约34亿欧元的援助，此外欧洲投资银行还提供了48亿欧元的贷款。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

He spent as little time as he could there, preferring his Ramallah office on the West Bank and spending time with visiting politicians and meeting world leaders there or abroad.

他尽可能地少花时间到加沙，更乐意在其位于约旦河西岸拉马拉的办公室会见来访的政客并在此或出国会见世界政要。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

Recreation and exercise shall be provided for the juveniles for 2 hours in each day, of which 1 hour shall be spent in exercise in the open air except in bad weather.

少年须获提供每日2小时的康乐活动及运动，而除非天气恶劣，否则其中1小时须用于户外活动。

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 06.11.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 06.11.2011

But are the incentives provided by the patent system appropriate, so that all this money is well spent and contributes to treatments for diseases of the greatest concern?

但是由专利体系所提供的激励是否恰当呢？所有的钱都使用和贡献在最紧要的 疾病的治疗上了吗？

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

Anyone who believes that the Yasukuni controversy is an obscure historical matter that Chinese and Koreans use to badger Japan for political advantage has probably never spent much time there.

任何认为关于靖国神社的争辩只是中国人和韩国人为在政治上取得优势而纠缠日本的一个不为人所知的历史问题的人，也许对于这个问题的了解都相当肤浅。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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The rest – more than half – is spent by the UN’s specialized agencies, which are located around the world and often play an important role in managing global trade, development, health, and humanitarian assistance.

剩下的预算—一半以上—都由联合国的特别机构开支掉了。这些机构分布于世界各地，通常在管理全球贸易、发展、卫生和人道主义援助方面发挥着重要作用。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

And this huge sum – a 5% increase over the 2008 military budget – is to be spent only on the US military’s normal operations, thus excluding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

而这笔巨大的军费开支——比2008年的军费预算递增了5%——还只是用于维持美国军队的正常运转，伊拉克和阿富汗战争的费用并不包括在内。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

He had brought back much scientific information from South Africa, and many a charming evening we have spent together discussing the comparative anatomy of the Bushman and the Hottentot.

他从南非带回来很多科学资料，我还常常将整个美好动人的傍晚和他共同消磨在研讨对布史人［南非一种原始的、以游牧狩猎为生的种族。——译者注］和豪腾脱人［南非黑人中的一个种族。——译者注］的比较解剖学上。

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 elders of the two sub-clans spent four days negotiating a less bloody solution, and the agreed price of 100 camels – worth $7,000 – was paid as compensation.

两个家族的长老花了四天时间谈判出一个较不血腥的方案，商定的价码是一百头骆驼—价值七千美金—作为补偿。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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With private consumption representing more than 70% of aggregate US demand, cutbacks in household spending will deepen the recession.

鉴于个人消费占据美国需求总量70%以上的份额，房地产消费的缩减将进一步加剧这场衰退。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

A new global warming treaty should mandate spending 0.05% of GDP on R&D in the future.

一个新的全球变暖公约应该规定在未来将GDP的0.05%用于研发。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

Indeed, the second-ranked country in terms of total annual military spending, the United Kingdom, lags far behind, at $55 billion, followed by France ($45 billion), Japan ($41 billion), and Germany ($35 billion).

事实上，年度军事开支总额名列第二的英国军费总额为550亿美元，与美国根本无法同日而语，紧随其后的是法国（450亿美元）、日本（410亿美元）和德国（350亿美元）。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Then we could start at teatime, and sleep perhaps in Grantham. It is no use our spending an evening with Clifford.

我们在午后茶点的时候便启程， 晚上或在格兰森宿一宵， 和克利福过一个晚上是没有好处的。

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

Gates pointed out that military spending totals nearly a half-trillion dollars annually, compared to the State Department’s budget of $36 billion.

盖茨指出，与国务院每年预算的360亿美元相比，军费开支每年总计五千亿美元。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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As long as Gazprom remains opaque, Europe cannot know whether its key supplier is spending enough to develop future reserves.

只要俄罗斯天然气工业公司的运作依然保持不透明，欧洲就无法知道它的主要供应商是否在开发未来的储备方面投入了足够的资金。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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