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Paraphrasing Many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request. Many men would rather you heard their invented stories than you directly gave them whatever they asked for. The ruinous imbalance of trade 贸易逆差 If the value of exports exceeds that of imports, the nation is said to have a favorable balance of trade. The reverse situation is an unfavorable balance of trade, or imbalance of trade. Protective tariffs 保护性关税 If tariffs (taxes collected by a government on goods coming into a country) were raised, imports could be restricted. An intellectual mercenary Who was paid to speak at the conference in order to persuade people to support or adopt an opinion, for propaganda. Strategic Defense Initiative 战略主动防御计划/星球大战计划 Proposed by Reagan in 1983 to develop a strategic defense system based in part outside the earth’s atmosphere. By this system, the enemy nuclear missiles were to be obstructed midway before they could reach their target. Supply-side economics 供应经济学 A cut in taxes by government will encourage investment and so increase production (supplies), which will in turn slow down inflation and lead to economic growth. According to the theory, a tax cut will not reduce overall tax revenues, because economic prosperity will compensate the effects of lower tax rates (by Reagan administration). Paraphrasing Townsend is a large and shambling man, nearly always dressed in a rumpled suit but blessed with an evangelist's talent for sincerity and a sophist's gift of phrase. Townsend is fortunate enough to have the natural ability to put on a very sincere expression when speaking , and to speak extremely fluently and persuasively. Paraphrasing They hadn’t marched to the music of as many different drums in the ideological wars. The other consultants, being younger than Townsend, hadn’t participated in as many debates on different points of views as Townsend had. Bow ties and suspenders Chinese Cross