The defence budget 国防预算 The Pentagon dodges the bullet 五角大楼躲过了旋风 Barack Obama is spending more on defence than his predecessors 奥巴马政府的国防支出超过前任 Feb 4th 2010 | From The Economist print edition EVEN Robert Gates, the American defence secretary, admi[...]
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The limits to verbiage 不说废话
The state-of-the-union speech 奥巴马的国情咨文 The limits to verbiage 不说废话 The president’s speech was underwhelming, which was probably better than the alternative 总统演说并不精彩,也许这样更好 Jan 28th 2010 | From The Economist online one thing you can generally c[...]
Free speech for me, but not for thee 只许州官放火 不许百姓点灯 Sep 10th 2009 From The Economist print edition The Supreme Court ponders whether speech curbs are constitutional 最高法院就是否立法限制言论自由进行探讨 “HILLARY: THE MOVIE” is unwatchable. From the firs[...]
Defending Manhattan 保卫曼哈顿 Extending the ring of steel 扩大“铁圈” Oct 8th 2009 | NEW YORK From The Economist print edition New York expands its counterterrorism monitoring system 纽约市对反恐监视系统进行扩网 Here’s looking at you 你正在被监视[...]
A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed The promised bland Sep 15th 2009 From Economist.com Barack Obama marks a year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers with a speech to Wall Street 奥巴马在金融街发表一年后就雷曼兄弟倒塌后的演讲[...]
Mercury in fish 鱼之毒 Hold the sushi 寿司且慢用 Aug 27th 2009 | NEW YORK From The Economist print edition A pollution trail from the streams to the ocean 百川入海,污染相伴[...]
The Texas governor’s race 得州州长竞选 A showdown with tumbleweeds 摊派 Aug 27th 2009 | AUSTIN From The Economist print edition The Democrats are still unable to get their act together 民主党还是不能统一对外 Hutchison’s harder than she looks面难心更难[...]
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[...]
Lexington 列克星敦 The Obama cult 奥巴马粉丝团 Jul 23rd 2009 From The Economist print edition If Barack Obama disappoints his supporters, they will have only themselves to blame 如果巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)让其支持者失望了,那也只能怨他们自己! IN JANUARY[...]
Lexington 列克星敦 The passing of Palin Jul 9th 2009 From The Economist print edition Sarah Palin will never be president. But her resignation leaves a gap in American politics 萨拉佩林不会当总统,但她的辞职给美国政治留下了一个真空。[...]