Arthur Laffer, inventor of the famous curve, reckons that one of the most important determinants of whether a state does well or badly is not just the overall level of taxes but their structure too.

提出著名曲线的亚瑟·拉菲认为，决定一个州是好是坏的重要因素不仅仅是总体税收水平而且还是税收结构。

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S. securities markets, nearly always behind the curve, have gone into a state of panicky volatility.

几乎一向反应迟钝的美国证券市场陷入恐慌状态，波动剧烈。

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I was hiking along a trail in the Silver Falls State Park in Oregon with my soon to be boyfriend and as we rounded a curve, a breathtaking vista complete with a roaring waterfall came into view.

我和不久之后将会成为我的男朋友的人一起在俄勒冈州的银色瀑布州立公园远足，当我们走过一片峭壁，让人呼吸几乎凝结的美景跃然出现在我们眼前，飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天。

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The House has called for a block-grant system that would allow states to use their federal education dollars as they see fit, as long as they sign pledges guaranteeing that state test scores will demonstrate a steady curve upward.

CNN: Bush impatient with Congress on education bill