CAMBRIDGE – As the global economy stabilizes, there is a growing danger that the United States and China will slip back into their pre-crisis economic patterns, placing themselves and the rest of the world at risk. Despite Chinese official rhetoric about the need for a new global currency to replace the dollar, and US lawmakers’ flirtation with “Buy American” clauses (which scares everyone, not just the Chinese), no one will want to rock a boat that has almost capsized.
剑桥——随着全球经济形势逐渐稳定，一种担忧之声不断渐渐响起：美国和中国是否会重复走经济危机发生之前的老路，如果这样的话，这不仅关系到美中之间，整个世界都会处于危险之中。尽管中国官员象征性的提出，希望有一种全球性货币来取代美元，尽管美国的立法官员也草率地推出“购买美国货”的条款，（这不仅吓坏了中国人，更让整个世界担忧。）但是，应该没有人会想要目前的经济再更雪上加霜。于是乎，中国还是维持着巨大的贸易顺差，而美国继续透支着借贷和消费。