It is just over three score years and ten since the Great Depression. Judged by its rejection of the plan put forward by Hank Paulson, US Treasury secretary, Congress believes it is time to risk another one. That slump was, arguably, the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century: it was, among other things, responsible for the events that led to the second world war – not least Hitler's rise. One can only imagine what horrors a depression might bring now?
这样的恶兆看起来太夸张了。好吧，我期望，以后证明它们的确是被夸大了。但那种可怕的后果并非不可能，不是因为一场衰退已无法避免，远非如此，而是因为我们需要行动来阻止它。
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