East Asia, the other big potential battlefront in the cold war, used to look very different from Europe, which has long had more than its share of shock-absorbing regional clubs and institutions.

东亚是冷战时另一个大的潜在前线，在过去与欧洲相比十分不同；长久以来，欧洲地域性俱乐部和机构的数量多于它这个规模应该有的。

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The potential threat to the economy may hinge on how well Americans have adapted in the wake of the oil shock of 2007-08.

这对经济的潜在威胁将取决于美国能够多么好地应对2007 - 08年的石油冲击之后的局面。

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It's best to warn the reader about the potential electric shock in advance.

最好预先警告用户可能出现触电。

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Call centres can introduce equipment such as headphones which extract any potential causes of acoustic shock to protect the worker's hearing.

BBC: NEWS | Health | Call centre staff 'hearing risk'

Pension funds and insurers, previously seen as shock-absorbers, were revealed as potential sources of systemic risk.

ECONOMIST: What regulators should do now

And the single biggest reason for this lamentable and potentially calamitous culture shock is that so many of our potential leaders are coming of age in fatherless homes.

FORBES: The Missing Elephant in the Bedroom