You cannot carry on forever squeezing the productive bit of the economy in order to fund an unprecedented engorgement of the unproductive bit.

-- Daniel Hannan 丹尼尔·汉南

你不可能永远压榨经济中有生产力的部分，以资助对无生产力部分前所未有的大量消费。

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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

很少有人有真正的艺术才能。因此，通过努力来刺激局势既不合适，也没有效果。如果你有一种强烈的，不安分的写作或绘画的冲动，只要吃点甜食，这种感觉就会过去。

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The older, thinner, and less productive grass lands, however, frequently can be made to produce much larger yields of feed in corn than if left, as they are, in unproductive grass.

然而，较老的、较薄的、生产力较低的草地，通常可以用玉米生产比不生产的草地高得多的饲料产量。

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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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