唯一支持率比较高的赤字减少措施是削减公共雇员养老金，即便是这样，公众的支持与反对意见也是相当的。

The only deficit-reduction measure with significant support was cuts in public-employee pensions — and even there the public was evenly divided.

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考特金先生尤其赞赏休斯顿，他称之为“机会城市(opportunity city)”中的最佳典范——“机会城市”，指一个存在大量就业机会，大量廉价住房，以及对新来者持欢迎态度的地方。

Mr Kotkin particularly admires Houston, which he calls a perfect example of an "opportunity city" -a place with lots of jobs, lots of cheap housing and a welcoming attitude to newcomers.

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奥斯本认为欧盟应当全盘采用新的巴塞尔3协议，英格兰银行行长金恩和奥斯本持相同的观点。

Mr Osborne said the European Union should adopt these new Basel standards in full, a call echoed by Mervyn King, the Bank of England’s governor, who was speaking at the same event.

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That means that the goldsmith would pay it to the bearer.

意指金匠会把金子付给持票人

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The goldsmith in your town writes out a note saying, I will pay to the bearer of this note so much gold, and then the bearer could be anyone.

你居住城镇的金匠写下票据并承诺,我会付给持票人这么多数量的金子,任何人都可以是持票人

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