“通过一系列的措施，潜在的通货膨胀率在过去的两年中呈下降趋势。”伯南克表示，但他并未讨论通货紧缩的可能性。

"By a number of measures underlying inflation has trended down over the past two years," Bernanke said without discussing the chance of deflation.

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欧洲央行说，已经避免了通货膨胀和通货紧缩：由16个国家组成的欧元区的年通货膨胀率约为1%。

The European Central Bank says it has avoided both inflation and deflation: Annual inflation in the 16-nation euro zone is running at about 1%.

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大多数国家的通货膨胀率将会远低于2%，一个被认为能够为抵御通货紧缩提供恰到好处保护的水平。

In most countries it will be well below 2%, a level thought to provide about the right buffer against deflation.

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