If the economy starts to shrink again, Baily says, it would make a strong case for a second stimulus—something the Obama administration hopes will not be necessary.

贝利说，如果经济再次开始萎缩，就有充分的理由实施第二次刺激方案——奥巴马政府希望他们不必这样做。

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If the economy starts to shrink again, Baily says it would make a strong case for a second stimulus—something the Obama administration hopes will not be necessary.

如果美国经济再次下滑，贝利认为美国政府应该有充分的理由二度刺激经济——奥巴马政府希望不会出现这样的情况。

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Washing wool in hot water will make it shrink.

毛线用热水洗会抽缩。

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The eurozone is stuck in recession and the ECB says it will shrink 0.5 percent this year, though it predicts a gradual recovery later year.

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The government now reckons that the economy will grow by only 0.5% this year, and that it will shrink next year by 1% before recovering in 2000.

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While the tax itself will of course raise some revenue, its impact on GDP will be to shrink it, meaning that there will be less income from other taxes.

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