"When you start moving towards an industrial revolution, it is economically efficient to have people living close together," says Macfarlane.

麦克法兰说：“当你开始迈向工业革命的时候，从经济学角度来说让人们住得很近是富有效率的。”

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Tolling is economically efficient: it prices an overused resource (crowded roads).

征收通行费在经济上是有效的，它针对过度使用的资源（拥堵的道路）引入了价格杠杆。

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But the transition to low carbon must be managed carefully if it is to be done in an economically efficient manner.

但如果要以一种有效的经济方式向低碳过渡，慎重的管理必不可少。

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Those trillions of dollars could have been better spent on economically efficient projects on American soil.

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