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It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country.

  • -- Adam Smith 亚当·史密斯

不是通过增加国家的资本，而是通过使这些资本中比其他情况下更大的一部分具有活性和生产性，使最明智的银行业务能够增加国家的工业。

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The issue of gender was never my biggest concern; my biggest concern was doing good work. When the feminist movement really got going, I wasn't an active part of it because I was more concerned with my own mental pursuits.

性别问题从来都不是我最关心的问题;我最关心的是做好工作。当女权运动真正开始时，我并没有积极参与，因为我更关心自己的精神追求。

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Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

正如一个谨慎的商人避免把他所有的资本都投资在一个公司里一样，智慧可能也会告诫我们不要只从一个季度中期待所有的幸福。

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The fundamental problem with banks is what it's always been: they're in the business of banking, and banking, whether plain vanilla or incredibly sophisticated, is inherently risky.

银行的根本问题一直是:它们从事的是银行业，而银行业，无论是普通的还是极其复杂的，本质上都是有风险的。

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Second of all, I don't think Wall Street is doing what it's supposed to be doing, even after the shameful performance of the last two years. They're are not allocating capital.

其次，我不认为华尔街在做它应该做的事情，即使在过去两年可耻的表现之后。他们没有配置资本。

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Every industry is going to be affected (by the aging population). This creates tremendous opportunities and tremendous challenges.

每个行业都将受到(人口老龄化)影响。这带来了巨大的机遇和挑战。

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It is not productive to see things in simple black and white, and talk in either anti-nuclear or pro-nuclear terms.

把事情简单地白纸黑字写下来，然后用反核或支持核的术语来讨论，是没有成效的。

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Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.

在任何国家，谁控制了货币的数量，谁就是所有工商业的绝对主人。

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Faffing, of course, does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens.

当然，失态不符合这个计划。我们应该是忙碌而富有成效的公民。

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Where is the harm in the wireless industry?

无线产业的危害在哪里?

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I will remain active in judo.

我将继续积极参加柔道比赛。

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