But the cost of a prolonged slump, in terms of idle resources, lost income, decaying skills and an erosion in the trust that keeps civil society going, would be far higher.

但是，伴随资源闲置，收入丢失，技能衰退，以及对文明社会未来信心的消磨，我们为一次长期萧条而付出的这些代价将远高于此。

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So far, these central Banks have held back, in view of the big cuts to public spending taking place, sluggish growth and idle resources.

但考虑到已经在实行的大额的公共支出消减，缓慢经济增长和闲置资源，迄今为止，这些央行还未采取行动。

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Obviously, the cost of idle resources goes up as the team size goes up.

很明显的是，空闲资源成本随着团队大小的增长而提高。

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We have plenty of idle resources, the private sector is simply choosing not to employ them.

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