As a result, Mr Smithers notes, even after drawing down savings this decade, households still consume a smaller proportion of GDP than in any other rich country.

因此，根据史密瑟斯所说，即便存款在这个10年里有所减少，家庭消费占gdp的比例仍然比别的发达国家低。

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Mr Smithers runs his own firm.

史密瑟斯管理自己的公司。

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Mr Smithers and Prof Wood suggest a 40 per cent increase in capital for the UK.

琴斯和伍德教授建议，英国应该将资本金要求提高40%。

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Smithers says U.S. stock prices are half again as high as they should be.

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For a second opinion I turned to Andrew Smithers, a well-known investment theorist in London.

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As a result, thinks Andrew Smithers, an economist, life companies have lost money every year since 1992.

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