Of course the answers are no and yes, but outsiders cannot be blamed for asking existential questions about a nation that so recently had been seen as poised for take-off.

答案既是“是”，也是“不是”。对一个近来被视为正在腾飞的国家，局外人提出这种悲观的存在主义的问题，无可厚非。

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As for friends and family, permanent mobile connectivity could have the same effect as nomadism: it might bring you much closer to family and friends, but it may make it harder to bring in outsiders.

对于朋友和家人，不掉线的移动联络能有同游牧一样的效果：或许它能让你和家人和朋友更加亲近，但它也许让你更不容易交到新朋友。

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There is some misunderstanding and distortion as well but that does not mean it is impossible for outsiders to understand Japan, just that they have to work carefully at it.

有一些误解和扭曲，但这并不意味着它是外人无法理解日本，只是他们必须仔细地工作。

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There is no independent confirmation of the tolls, as the region is closed to outsiders and is dangerous even for local reporters to visit.

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In Britain, which has long welcomed foreign direct investment and for a time served as a stepping-stone for outsiders who wanted to crash the unfriendly European market, inward investment has been a particular boon.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

Much of the recovery is thanks to swingeing spending cuts and tax hikes, often imposed at the behest of outsiders such as the IMF, and sometimes with scant regard for legality or democratic niceties.

ECONOMIST: Putinisation in eastern Europe

The eastern city of Benghazi fell to rebel forces swiftly as Gadhafi blamed outsiders and "armed gangs" for the violence.

CNN: As ruler, Gadhafi sought world stage