低利率意味着不公平|经济学人(3)

这是为什么低利率被广泛地认为是不公平的一个原因。 [转载出处：www.11jj.com]

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Why引导定语从句

perceived as：被视为

If an abstemioussailor were prepared to lend a biscuit to his crewmate ratherthan eating it immediately himself, he would deserve more than onebiscuitin repayment.

如果某位省吃俭用的船员准备把一份干粮借给他的同伴，而不是立即自己吃掉，他会理应得到多于一份干粮的偿还。

Abstemious ：adj.节俭的;适中的; adv.适中地，有节制地；n.适中，，有节制

rather than ：而不是

The rate of interest should be positive andthe sharper the hunger of the sailors, the more positive it would be.

利率应当是正的，而且船员的饥饿感越强烈，它会正的越多。

the sharper...…the more...… ： the+比较级,the+比较级,表示“越……越……”

In tact, Fisher pointedout, the interest rate on his imagined island could only be zero.

实际上，费雪指出，在这个他所设想的岛屿上，利率可能仅为0。

pointed out ：指出

If it were positive, any sailor who borrowed an extra biscuit to eat would have to use more than one biscuit in thefuture to repay the loan.