Perhaps it’s not surprising that investors jumping into Shanghai’s markets ignored Alan Greenspan’s recent prediction of a “dramatic contraction”.

也许，当大批个人投资者涌进上海股市的时候，大家都忽略了格林斯潘最近作出的“急剧收缩”的预测一点也不让人意外。

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The arguments for a dramatic short-term fiscal contraction, however, are weak.

然而，支持实行大规模短期财政紧缩的理由经不住推敲。

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I don't think the contraction is dramatic enough that we're not going to continue to see most really strong ideas will get funded and reasonably well funded.

我不认为订立合同就完全足够了,合同不会让创新的想法涌现,或是得到很好的投资和支持。

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