A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.
短缺乃是一种符号，它意味着价格被人为地保持在低于供求双方可以自由行事时的水平。
The past is not dead, it is not even past.
书是一颗只在别人胸膛里跳动的心。
现实不仅比我们假设的更奇怪，而且比我们能假设的更奇怪。
我们今天从海洋中捕捞的每一条鱼都是从我们孩子未来借来的贷款。
The instinct to fear risk forces the poor to take bigger risks.
最好的家具无需言语就能讲述一个故事。