Redesigning Europe’s biggest economy
重新设计欧洲最大的经济体

Unbalanced Germany
失衡的德意志

Aug 6th 2009
From The Economist print edition

Europe’s champion is justly proud of its exporters. It also needs to worry about markets closer to home
欧罗巴之(经济)翘楚理应为其出口商感到骄傲。但它也需要考虑其国内市场。

Michael Morgenstern

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Signs of economic cheer
经济复苏的前奏

The sun also rises
日升如故,阴霾潜伏

Aug 6th 2009 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The Economist print edition

The economy may be pulling out of recession but unemployment is still surprisingly high. Celebrations should be delayed

虽然经济渐别衰退,但是面对居高不下的失业率,要想庆祝还为时尚早

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Regulating executive pay in America
美国规范高管薪酬

Knotting the purse-strings
捂紧钱袋子

Aug 6th 2009 | NEW YORK
From The Economist print edition

Congress embarks on its latest attempt to rein in corporate excess
国会近来竭力遏制企业薪酬泛滥


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Asia
亚洲

An astonishing rebound
惊人的回弹


Aug 13th 2009
From The Economist print edition

Asia’s emerging economies are leading the way out of recession; now they must make their recovery last
亚洲的新兴经济体正在走出萧条的泥潭;现在,他们必须要把经济复苏保持下去


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A biography of Friedrich Engels 弗里德里希·恩格斯之传

A very special business angel  

   商贾“天使”恩格斯

Aug 13th 2009
From The Economist print edition

The self-effacing friend who enabled “Das Kapital” to be written
这名谦卑的马氏伙伴为《资本论》的问世铺平了道路

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Egypt and global Islam
埃及与全球伊斯兰教

The battle for a religion’s heart
宗教攻心之役

Aug 6th 2009 | CAIRO
From The Economist print edition

In an ideological contest between radicals, populists and moderates, speaking out can still carry a heavy personal cost
在一场于激进分子、民粹主义者与温和派之间进行的意识形态较量中,畅所欲言仍将会付出沉重的个人代价。

 
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Advertising firms seek sidelines
广告公司开始扩展业务范围

Stretching the accordion
就像把手风琴拉开一样

Jul 30th 2009 | NEW YORK
From The Economist print edition

The recession forces agencies to branch out
经济衰退迫使广告代理商们另辟蹊径。

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Correspondent’s Diary 特派员日记

 Bay Area science 湾区科技

Techs and the city 充满科技魅力的城市

Jul 31st 2009

 From Economist.com

Lab by lab in and around San Francisco 旧金山的地图上布满了实验室

Monday 礼拜一

SAN FRANCISCO conjures up images of hippies and of free love, the psychedelic 60s and leftist politics. A member of Jefferson Airplane, a rock band, described it as “49 square miles surrounded by reality”. It has always had that air. In a letter written in 1889, Rudyard Kipling wrote of “a mad city, inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people.” 旧金山往往使人想起这样一种景象,嬉皮士,自由性爱,迷幻的60一代以及左翼政治成为这座城市的标志.摇滚乐队”杰弗逊星船”的一名成员曾经形容这座城市为”被现实所包围的49平方英里”.这里向来有这种气氛.而吉普林在1889年的一封信中写下了这样的文字来描述旧金山”一座疯狂的城市,大部分居民都是彻头彻尾的疯子”.

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Leszek Kolakowski
莱谢克•柯拉柯夫斯基

Jul 30th 2009
From The Economist print edition

Leszek Kolakowski, a Polish-born Oxford philosopher, died on July 17th, aged 81
生于波兰的牛津哲学家莱谢克•柯拉柯夫斯基于7月17日去世,享年81岁。

 
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