At stake with his comments are emerging ideas and attitudes that will inform the twenty-first century economy.

和他的评论一道处于危机之中的还有一些与21世纪的经济息息相关的新生理念和态度。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009

I had no idea that you had found my occasional retreat, still less that you were inside it, until I was within twenty paces of the door.”

我跟你说，我真没有想到你已经找到我的临时藏身之所了，更想不到你已经藏在屋里了，直到我离这门口不到二十步的时候方才发现。”

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

Flawed geo-political giants have in the past been a source of instability (Germany before World War I is an obvious analogy), and there are good reasons to see them presenting increased risk in the twenty-first century.

地缘政治存在缺陷的大国在过去是不稳定的缘由(一次世界大战前的德国就是明显的例子)，而且有理由看到它们在二十一世纪带来更大的风险。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

Hasn’t the start of the twenty-first century marked the death of all other ideologies, with China’s raw capitalism putting pressure on gentler forms in Europe and elsewhere?

二十一世纪伊始，随着中国原始资本主义给欧洲和其他地方更为柔和的制度施加压力，是否标志着其他所有意识形态的死亡呢？

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

Twenty-five EU nations have contributed troops to NATO’s 35,000-strong army in Afghanistan, and now represent more than half of all troops.

有25个欧盟国家派兵参加了北约在阿富汗35000人的强有力的部队，差不多占现在全部驻军的一半。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011