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1·Q: Greek lawmakers passed a medium-term economic austerity plan on June 29.

问：希腊议会29日通过中期经济紧缩计划。

2·The immediate cause varied, but economic austerity was the common backdrop.

直接原因不尽相同，但共同的背景是经济紧缩。

3·In times of economic austerity it will be essential to rapidly apply new science, technologies and approaches to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIV programmes in countries.

在经济紧缩的年代，各国迅速应用提高艾滋病毒规划效率和有效性的新科技和新方法至关重要。

4·Widespread economic uncertainty and fiscal austerity should not be excuses to do less.

普遍的经济不确定状况和财政紧缩政策不能是减少行动的借口。

5·But for Greece, economists believe austerity measures attached to its rescue package will slow economic growth and weaken the country's competitiveness for years to come.

但对于希腊，经济界人士认为，救助计划所要求的财政紧缩措施将会拉低其经济增长速度，削弱该国在未来多年内的竞争力。

6·More generally, focus on policies that boost economic growth: trade less austerity in the short term for medium-term adjustments, such as a higher retirement age.

更宽泛地讲，集中精力在促进经济增长的政策上：采取中期的政策调整从而减少短期的紧缩政策，比如，延长退休年龄。

7·It is difficult to see how the cycle of austerity, economic contraction, contagion, and financial retrenchment can be broken without the promise of substantial ECB support for sovereign debts.

如果欧洲央行不为这些主权债务提供实质上的支持，我们很难看到如何打破这一轮严酷的经济收缩，金融风暴，以及财政紧缩的循环。

8·LATVIA'S self-discipline in the face of a sharp economic downturn and tough austerity measures gets plenty of praise.

拉脱维亚应对经济急剧衰退采取的自我管理以及强硬的财政紧缩措施赢得欢呼声一片。

9·In just the past few months, the global economic downturn has deepened, ushering in a new era of financial austerity.

在过去几个月，全球经济衰退加深，新的金融紧缩期开始。

10·Temporary spending to pick up economic slack may be useful but the long-term benefits of austerity seem clear.

可以看清楚的是：临时性支出能提振经济低谷，但财政紧缩能带来长远利益。