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[2008.10.16]The last word辩论到底

American politics

The last word辩论到底
Oct 16th 2008 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The Economist print edition

The final presidential debate was the best by far
最后一场总统候选人辩论最为精彩

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THE third and final debate, which took place at Hofstra University, New York on October 15th, was a firecracker of a show, as riveting as the two previous meetings were soporific. The candidates discussed substantive issues. They exchanged sharp blows. And, most of the time, they avoided reciting their talking points.
与前两次无聊至极的总统候选人辩论相比，10月15日在赫福斯特拉大学举行的第三次也是最后一次辩论十分精彩。候选人就实质性的问题交锋，互不相让，但大部分时间里，他们都避免具体论述各自的观点。
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[2008.10.20] Slower boat from China“中国号”减速

China‘s economy
中国经济Slower boat from China
“中国号”减速

Oct 20th 2008 | GUANGZHOU
From Economist.com

Growth slows in China, as the global economic slump takes its toll
由于世界经济不景气的影响，中国经济增速放缓

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PERHAPS it should not be considered surprising. On Monday October 20th China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that economic growth in the third quarter was 9% year-on-year, heady by American or European standards, but down from 10.1% in the previous three months (which itself was lower than the quarter before that), and the worst overall since early 2003. Consensus predictions had been for a more modest decline amid fading hope that China’s economy was fundamentally “decoupled” from the West. It is now becoming necessary, on a near daily basis, to re-evaluate just how much independence its economy enjoys.

也许这不值得大惊小怪。周一（10月20日）中国国家统计局发布第三季度经济数据：相对去年同期增长9％。以欧美标准来说，这已经非常令人满意了，但却比上一季度的10.1％低了不少（上一季度相对于更前的一个季度的经济增速已经降低了）。第三季度的经济增长率是中国自2003年年初以来的最低值。而在此前中国经济能够完全与西方“脱钩”的希望消失的氛围中，普遍预计中国经济增速会有一个更温和的下降。现在依照最近的每日数据来重新评估中国的经济享有多大的独立性显得非常有必要了。
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