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Europeans, with their confidence returning, went forth, multiplied and buried many a hatchet. Rising fertility and Europe's integration became the main motors of the continent's economic boom.

重新找回自信的欧洲人又迈开步子、不断向前，与美国重修旧好。增长的人口和欧洲一体化成了这块大陆经济繁荣的主要动力。

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The acceleration in China's economy in the past few years has had two main drivers: a boom in housing, infrastructure and factory construction, and a dramatic surge in exports.

中国经济在过去几年里的加速增长主要得益于以下两个因素的推动：一是房地产、基础设施和工厂建设的繁荣，另一个则是出口的大幅增长。

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What is the main motivation behind the self-employment boom?

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While six of Australia's top ten export markets are already in recession, the chief impact has come from the slowdown in one that is not: China, its biggest trading partner, and the main driver of a minerals boom that has fed fat company-tax revenues.

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At home, the main risk is that lower interest rates will prolong the house-price boom.

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