Thirty years ago, Lester Thurow was fond of trotting out a tale of a basketball coach asked by a player, "Why is the basketball round?"

三十年前，莱斯特·瑟罗总是乐于重复一个故事：一名球员问一位篮球教练，“为什么篮球是圆的？” （Why isthe basketballround?）

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For the overall economy to grow 10 percent each year, Thurow said, the economy in China's cities would have to grow by 33 percent a year.

瑟罗说，如果每年总的经济增长率是10%，中国城市每年的经济增长率就必须达到33%。

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For the overall economy to grow 10 percent each year, Thurow said, the economy in China's cities would have to grow by 33 percent a year.

瑟罗说，如果每年总的经济增长率是10%，中国城市每年的经济增长率就必须达到33%。

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