In economic terms, the world is entering an era of diminished expectations. If, as predicted, average annual GDP growth amounts to 3% in the foreseeable future, it will take 25 years for the world economy to double in size – ten years longer than it took before the global economic crisis, when average GDP growth stood at 5%.
用经济学术语讲，世界正在进入一个预期递减的时代。如果如同预测的那样，在可预见的未来，平均年GDP增长率达到3%，那么世界经济规模每隔25年可以扩大一倍——比全球金融及危机前（平均年GDP增长率为5%）长了十年。学习如何在增长减速的环境下生活并非易事。