Switching the peg to a basket of currencies that included, say, the euro and yen as well would give the Gulf states a bit more protection against oil-price swings, but it is hardly a perfect fit.

而转盯一篮子货币，比如欧元和日元，虽然可以让海湾国家在油价波动中得到一些更多的保护，但也并非尽善尽美。

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Countries from Brazil to Vietnam have shown that, given the right technology, sensible policies and a bit of luck, they can transform themselves from basket cases to bread baskets.

从巴西到越南，这些国家的经验表明，只要选对了技术，再加上切合实际的政策和一点运气，这些国家就能够从缺粮的窘境中走出，成为又一处米粮仓。

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Numbers function a bit like Lego pieces in that I assign each value a physicality that gets integrated into the basket.

我给每个数值一个具体形象并把它结合到篓子上，这有点儿像把数字当成积木块那样使用。

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Instead of going into a hole on the green, discs are thrown into a raised metal basket that looks a bit like a trash bin covered in chains.

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Switching the peg to a basket of currencies that included, say, the euro and yen as well would give the Gulf states a bit more protection against oil-price swings, but it is hardly a perfect fit.

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