Old rules of thumb which said that countries should keep enough reserves to cover only short-term foreign debt now look hopelessly out of date.

过去粗浅的经验——国家应该维持足够的外汇储备来应付仅仅是短期的外债——现在看来绝望又过时。

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Several times I put my thumb on the switch of the flashlight, but each time I stop short of turning it on.

有好几次我都想打开手电筒，但最终没有这样做。

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As a general rule of thumb, compressed audio (or modules) are best for long files like background music or dialog, and uncompressed is better for short sound effects.

一般的经验是，压缩音频(或模块)最好是长文件，如背景音乐或对话，未压缩的用于短声音效果更好。

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The group's rough blueprint will be presented at a conference next week, but you can thumb through their short paper at the source.

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But reserve holdings in some emerging markets have gone way beyond levels suggested by prudential rules of thumb enough to pay for three months of imports, say, or to cover short-term foreign-currency debt.

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