Contrary to the way we sometimes talk about it, GDP was not handed down from God on tablets of stone.  It's a measurement tool invented in the 20th century to address the challenges of the 20th century.
与我们平时讨论方式相反的是， GDP并不是上帝掷给我们的一块石头。 它是20世纪开发出来的测量工具 用来解决20世纪的问题。