Do you live in Heaven or even close to it?

你是生活在天堂中或者仅仅在接近它呢？

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Under those circumstances, it is difficult to see how the world economy can return to the pre-crisis levels of growth, or even close to them.

在这种情况下，很难想象全球经济如何能恢复到危机前的增长水平(甚至接近这一水平)。

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But not at the pace of Moore's Law, or even close.

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If payments from these programs dry up, providers could be forced to scale back or even close operations, laying off nurses, physician assistants, technicians, and others in the process.

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The Education Department is also warning that the cuts will impact up to 29 million student loan borrowers and that some lenders may have to lay off staff or even close.

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