Over time that reduces the deficit as the surplus country's exports get more expensive and the deficit country's exports get cheaper.

经过一段时间，为减少赤字，顺差国家的出口变得越来越贵，逆差国家的出口变得越来越便宜。

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The Americans and the Germans have been arguing about the respective responsibilities of surplus and deficit countries for 30 years.

有关顺差国家和逆差国家各自应承担哪些责任，美国和德国已经争论了30年。

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Another important lesson was that deficit countries outperformed surplus countries.

另一个重要历史教训是，赤字国家表现胜过盈余国家。

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But is not a stronger yen and a weaker dollar just what is needed to reduce Japan's large current-account surplus and America's current-account deficit?

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The recession and low oil prices (not to mention the collapse of Enron) have swung the state from budget surplus to its largest-ever projected deficit.

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All of which should help increase the trade surplus and further reduce the current-account deficit.

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