The lesson of rich countries is that they stay there for decades.
对于发达国家而言，他们的问题是其生育率数十年来停滞不变。
Cancer is not simply or even primarily a problem of rich countries.
癌症不仅，而且甚至主要是富裕国家的一个问题。
Now is the time. Budgets of rich countries have never been stronger.
现在时机已到：富国的预算从未如此强大，技术从未如此有推动力，增长的前景很少如此乐观。
There are reports of rich countries throwing out 25-30% of what is bought.
据报道，发达国家大约扔掉其购买食物的25%至30%。
Only two of these, Austria and Sweden, are from the traditional group of rich countries.
其中只有奥地利和瑞典这两个国家是传统的富裕国度。
A year ago, only a handful of rich countries had factory-gate inflation of more than 4%.
一年前，还只有数得出的几个富国的厂门通货膨胀率超过4%。
Unfortunately, rich countries possess most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not.
不幸的是，发达国家掌握了这方面的大部分知识，而发展中国家则没有。
In many countries education is still the prerogative of the rich.
在许多国家接受教育仍然是富人的特权。
There is hunger in many parts of the world, even in rich countries.
饥饿在世界许多地方都存在，甚至在一些富国。
Rich countries are stripping poor ones of their resources.
富国正在不断掠夺穷国的资源。
Some reckon that the debt position of many rich countries is now unsustainable.
一些人认为许多富裕国家的目前债务状况难以为继。
Nor are most rich countries anywhere close to the limits of what they can borrow.
多数富裕国家的借款也根本就没有达到可借贷的界限。
Rich-world countries now face two sets of problems.
发达国家现在面临两方面的问题。
Britain is one of the most centralised countries in the rich world (see chart 2).
英国是发达国家中权力最为集中的一个国家(见表2)。
The lack of universal health care has long made America an oddity among rich countries.
在富裕国家中，美国全民医保机制的缺乏是非常罕见的。
This is disease of developed countries - where the rich Western diet is consumed.
这种病是吃丰盛西方饮食的发达国家的疾病。
Why are poor countries so vulnerable to the diseases of the rich?
为什么贫穷国家在富贵病面前如此脆弱？
In 1950, 32% of the world's people lived in today's rich countries.
1950年，世界32%的人居住在今天的富裕国家。
Uniquely among rich countries, America’s system of health insurance is not universal.
美国保健系统的健康保险并不是全民保险，这在所有发达国家中也无同侪。
Rich countries just about manage to put up with the sufferings of poor countries now.
如今，富裕国家打算无视穷国的感受。
In some countries, poor women have the same number of children as rich ones.
在一些国家，贫穷的妇女和富足的妇女拥有相同数量的孩子。
Demand for all of these minerals is likely to surge as poor countries get rich.
随着穷国们逐渐富裕起来，对这些矿物的需求可能会激增。
For this reason countries, even rich countries try to keep reserves of foreign currencies around.
因此许多国家，甚至是富有的国家，都要设法在手头保留若干外汇储备。
Rich countries have talked of a “quick start” fund.
发达国家已经讨论建立一个“快速启动”基金。
Australia was one of the few rich countries to avoid a recession.
澳大利亚是为数不多避开经济危机的富国之一。
In cancun last year the rich countries created a new system of meetings.
在去年的坎昆大会上，富国又创造了一种新的开会模式。
Yet the risk of America and other rich-world countries slipping into recession again is real.
然而美国和其他发达国家再次陷入衰退的风险还是存在的。
That is particularly true of capital-rich creditor countries such as China.
这在资金充足的象中国这样的债券国已是明显的事实。
The distinction between the health problems of rich and poor countries is no longer absolute.
富国和穷国之间的卫生问题不再存在绝对的区别。
Signed by most rich countries, this spoke of “common but differentiated” responsibilities for cutting emissions.
该议定书有大多数的富裕国家签署，谈到了各国应承担“共同但有区分”的义务来削减排放。
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