Meanwhile, Europe has fallen prey to a different ideological trap: the belief that European governments would always have infinite resources and could continue borrowing as if there were no tomorrow.

与此同时，欧洲陷入了另一个意识形态陷阱：人们相信欧洲各国政府将永远拥有无限的资源，可以像不用考虑明天一样继续借债。

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I'm afraid you've fallen prey to his effortless flattery. Don't trust everything he says.

你可不要被他的恭维所迷惑。不要轻易相信他说的一切。

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And too many Americans whose livelihoods have fallen prey to the worst recession in our lifetimes - a recession that cost our economy eight million jobs - still wonder how they'll make ends meet.

而且还有太多美国人民的生活惨遭此生最严重的经济衰退的侵扰——这场衰退让我们付出了800万人失业的惨重代价——到如今人们依旧为实现收支平衡而苦恼。

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But they have fallen prey to what by now is a well known methodology.

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Farmers have not fallen prey to the farm movement, and unions have not taken over the mills.

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"Generally, those people have fallen prey to a pushy, overbearing loan originator who wanted to close a loan, " del Rio says.

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