But with interest rates near zero, the Fed's choices are limited to unconventional policy options, where the threshold for action seems to be higher.

但随着利率近乎于零，美联储的决策将受限于非常规的政策选择，采取行动的门槛似乎更高。

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The Bank of Japan has kept interest rates close to zero but remains otherwise oddly reluctant to take stronger action.

日本银行把一直维持着接近零的利率，然而很奇怪的是，它却犹豫要不要采取更强劲的措施。

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Just remember, no action results in a 100% failure rate, or an efficiency rate of zero.

记住，只想不做的结果就是百分之百的失败率，或者是零的效率。

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Australia has set a November deadline to zero, for Japan to stop whaling in Antarctic waters, or face international court action.

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"We have put ourselves onto a timeline. We are working it through with the Japanese but if they do not come at this agreement to zero, we will initiate that action."

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