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On the contrary, according to the IMF, “weakness has been contained to certain portions of the sub-prime market (and, to a lesser extent, the Alt-A market), and is not likely to pose a serious systemic threat."恰恰相反，按照国际货币基金组织的观点，“缺陷被限制在了次贷市场的某些特定部分（比方说Alt-A细分市场），因此不太可能造成严重的系统性威胁。”© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011
These include international terrorism, nuclear proliferation, the instability arising out of the Arab-Israel conflict and the Iraq war, and the weakness of the United Nations.这些威胁包括国际恐怖主义、核扩散、阿拉伯-以色列冲突及伊拉克战争所引发的不稳定因 素以及联合国的软弱。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010
On the contrary, it is high time for friends of the United States, particularly in Europe, to realize that America’s weakness undermines their international influence as well.相反，美国的盟友，特别是欧洲，应该意识到，美国的衰落也会削弱他们自己的国际影响力。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010
The Europeans, with their disunity and weakness, are perceived as unnecessary, even bothersome.由于无法齐心协力和其他种种弱点，欧洲在人们的眼中变得无足轻重，甚至令人厌倦。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010
On the one hand, Europe’s role in Afghanistan is appreciated by the US, but on the other, it also exposes the Europeans’ weakness and the Alliance’s limited capabilities.一方面，欧洲在阿富汗的作用得到美国的赞赏，但是在另一方面，这也暴露了欧洲的弱点以及北约有限的能力。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010
The current moment of American weakness coincides with a substantially changed international political environment, defined largely by the limits of US power, Europe’s ineffectiveness, and the emergence of new global giants like China and India.美国现时的软弱是与经历了深刻变化的国际政治环境相关的，其特点是美国势力的局限，欧洲的无所作为和中国、印度等新的全球大国的出现。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
The weakness of the US and Europe today is an open invitation for Russia to return to its old imperial politics.美国和欧洲如今的弱点正好引诱俄国回到其旧的帝国政治之中。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010
At the moment, the most glaring weakness is the so-called “yen carry trade."与此同时，最引人注目的弱点在于所谓的“日元带动贸易”。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010
But India made a strength out of its major weakness.但印度却把自己最主要的弱点变成了优势。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010
Of course, if we could guarantee rapid and universal economic growth, democracy’s other weaknesses would probably be forgotten.当然，如果我们能够保证快速而普遍的 经济增长，民主的其他弱点很可能被淡忘。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011
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strengths and weaknesses
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