But it is spreading rapidly among the middle classes and the elites.

但是，它是在中产阶级和精英阶层当中迅速传播的。

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The biggest difficulty is that by squeezing the pirates hard in the Gulf of Aden the naval task forces have created a “balloon effect”, spreading attacks out to the middle of the Indian Ocean.

最大的难点是，海军军事力量在亚丁湾附近极力打压海盗，海盗却像气球一样反弹起来：海盗的袭击范围甚至扩展到了印度洋的中部。

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High unemployment is spreading in New York City beyond the poorest neighborhoods to once-secure middle-class enclaves, where some residents are falling behind on rent and mortgage payments.

纽约市的高失业率正在从最贫困的社区向一度安全的中产阶级住宅区中扩散，这里的一些居民已开始拖欠租金和按揭贷款。

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There is also the possibility of political unrest spreading into other Middle East countries.

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So expect unrest and revolution to keep spreading throughout the Middle East, and expect risk premiums to keep goosing the price of oil and gas.

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