But many local politicians are already referring to the oil as a pot of gold at the bottom of the ocean-vast riches, capable of solving all Brazil's ills, and theirs for the spending.

但是许多当地政客已经把这些石油看做是海底聚宝盆—巨大的财富可以解决很多巴西社会痼疾和由此需要的财政开支。

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But Mr. McCain is selling the same old snake oil, claiming that deregulation and tax cuts cure all ills.

但麦凯恩先生又在老生常谈了（译者注：selling snake oil的意思类似我们说“卖耗子药、卖大力丸……”），声称取消限制和减税包治百病。

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And that would be bad--far worse than the rather innocuous ills wrought so far by oil's escalating cost.

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When Dr Hugh Sinclair persuaded the British government in 1942 to supplement children's diets with orange juice and cod liver oil, he speculated that among other ills, poor diets could lead to anti-social behaviour.

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