And yet Sir Nicholas asks the present generation to make an economic sacrifice to help its richer successors.

然而，尼古拉斯爵士却要求如今的一代，做出经济上的牺牲，以帮助后世更加富裕的子孙们。

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It is a moral issue because decisions by the present generation will have a profound effect on future generations.

之所以这是一个道德问题是因为我们这一代的决定将对我们后代的未来产生深远影响。

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I admit that the present generation is lazy, but lazy enough that they would need an ice-cream cone which revolves by itself?

我承认如今的一代人很懒，可多懒的人才需要这样一个可以自动旋转的冰淇淋筒啊？

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Whatever happened in your country in the past, the present generation is not responsible for it.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Geert Wilders in Berlin

On the one hand, the present generation of Oxford editors is admirably permissive.

ECONOMIST: English language

The present generation of financial bosses, who live in and like London, may tolerate it for a while, but younger ones are feeling the pull of Switzerland, Hong Kong or Dubai.

ECONOMIST: Global finance