Alas none of those points are likely to ease the pain of a frustrated Arsenal squad on the flight home, especially Cesc Fabregas who cut a forlorn figure on the sideline after being taken off.

遗憾的是，这些并不能成为失落的阿森纳队员们在回家的飞机上的安慰，特别是对塞萨尔·法布雷加斯来说，在球队落败以后，他在场边异常失落。

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Interest rates have been cut dramatically. American rates are already down to 1%; Britain's are at a 50-year low; and this week China's central bank lopped 108 basis points off its main policy rate.

大幅下调利率：美国利率已降到1%；英国利率降到50年来最低；本周中国央行将基准利率下调了108个基点。

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Fiscal policy was already on course to knock 1.4 points off growth, as last year's payroll-tax cut and extension to unemployment benefits reach their expiry date.

由于去年的工资减税和增加失业救济金政策截止日期将至，财政政策对GDP增长的影响，此前预计已达1.4个百分点。

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The research suggests that as the population ages, new cut-off points are being drawn.

BBC: Middle age begins at 55 years, survey suggests

He warned that an intensification of the debt crisis in Europe could cut two percentage points off global growth.

WSJ: IMF Says Asia Has Room for Stimulus

Hamilton's lead over McLaren team-mate and defending champion Fernando Alonso was cut to four points after he slid off in the season's penultimate race.

BBC: SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | No more slip-ups, vows Hamilton