Shadow economy does not mean ill-gotten gains here, but legal economic activity that is not taxed.

这里的地下经济不是指非法获得的钱财，而是指虽然合法但是不纳税的经济活动。

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Mr Cameron and George Osborne, his shadow chancellor, lead Mr Brown and Alistair Darling, the underwhelming actual chancellor, on the key question of economic management.

在经济管理这一主要问题上，卡梅隆和其影子大臣乔治•奥斯波恩比布朗和未留下深刻印象、但名副其实的达林大臣占优势。

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They pointed out that Asia has rid itself of the shadow of economic crisis and stepped into an era of full recovery and growth.

他们指出，亚洲地区已摆脱危机的困扰和阴影，经济全面复苏并进入增长。

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Shadow economic secretary Cathy Jamieson said she was proud of the record of the last Labour government's efforts to tackle climate change.

BBC: Green economy debate

The prospect of a war with Iraq is also casting a shadow over the economic outlook.

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As growing water scarcity casts a shadow over the economic boom in warmer states, many in the long-scorned northlands are hoping they can finally make their abundance of freshwater a magnet for businesses and jobs that are now going elsewhere.

WSJ: Great Lakes region pins economic hopes on water