According to a report last year in the Straits Time of Singapore, at least 200 schools across the United States are now using Singaporean math textbooks.

新加坡新海峡时报去年曾报道，美国至少有200所学校如今在使用新加坡的数学教材。

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But many other economists and many voters think that in a time of fiscal dire straits, "tax cuts" (especially on the richest earners) are morally unjustifiable and economically reckless.

但仍有很多经济学家以及很多选民认为，在财政严重困难时期“税收减免”(特别是给那些最高收入阶层)是既不道德，经济上也不合理的。

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At the same time, we have some uncontrollable and, in some cases, man-made circumstances that have put some of these treasured businesses in very difficult straits.

同时，在一些事件中，我们有一些不可控制的人为因素把这些宝贵的企业置于艰难的困境。

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India's sluggish economy at the time and his dire financial straits drove him to look for business outside the country.

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