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偏正搭配——Good 常 杰 刘 蕾 倪林静 荣莉华 苏震星 余凌瑶 1. Its good news that Treasury Secretary Paulson seems to finally realize that his original proposal of buying what he euphemistically called distressed assets was flawed. Joseph Stiglitz How to Get Out of Financial Crisis Treasury Secretary: 财政部长 Proposal: plan or suggestion that is given formally to an official person or group, or the act of giving it 建议，计划，提议；建议（计划）的提出→提案 Euphemistic: using polite words and expressions to avoid shocking or upsetting people （言语）委婉的 euphemistically adv. Distressed assets: 不良资产 Flawed: spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or damage 有错误的，有瑕疵的，有缺陷的 财政部长保尔森似乎终于认识到，买入那些他委婉地称作“不良资产”的最初提案是有缺陷的，这是个好消息。 2. For some crops—notably rice in East Asia—the amount of good, productive land is actually falling, buried under the concrete of expanding cities. The New Face of Hunger The Economist Notably: especially or particularly 格外地，特别地 Concrete: 混凝土 对一些农作物，特别是东亚的水稻来说，肥沃、多产的土地面积事实上正在减少，埋在城市扩张的混凝土下。 3. The Democrats, who ran on a platform of good government in 2006, have so far opted to keep the largesse flowing. Long Time in Germination The Economist Run: to control or be in charge of a company, an organization, or system 经营，管理，运作→构建 Largesse: the quality or act of being generous and giving money or gifts to people who have less than you, or the money or gifts that you give. 慷慨（赠送）；赏金；赠送之物→慷慨援助 Opt: to choose one thing or one course of action instead of another 选择 民主党自2006年推行仁政以来，一直选择坚持慷慨财政。 4. Now that European farmers are earning good money from what they do best —farming— there has never been a better time to reduce support. Now that: 由于 Earning good money: 赚了大钱 由于欧洲农场主靠他们最擅长的耕作赚了大钱，这是减少补贴的最佳时机。 5. But they couldnt help behaving the way they did because of Wall Streets classic business model, which works like a dream for Wall Street employees during good times but can be a nightmare for the customers. How Financial Madness