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2021年经济学人 如何训练奶牛上厕所（1）
Now, in the hope of fighting climate change, Dr Jan Langbein, of the Fredrich-Loweffler-Institut in Germany, and his colleagues hope they can train cows to use the toilet, too. 现在，为了对抗气候变化，德国Fredrich Loweffler研究所的扬
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2021年经济学人 如何训练奶牛上厕所（2）
The first job was to establish the latrine as the correct place to conduct business. 第一项工作是建立公厕，使其成为排便的正确场所。 Calves were confined to a latrine and rewarded with molasses or crushed barley after peeing in
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2021年经济学人 水产养殖：大规模种植海草（1）
Science and technology - Aquaculture: Seaweed at scale 科技板块--水产养殖：大规模的海草 Floating offshore farms should increase production of a useful crop, and might even help alleviate climate change 漂浮在海上的农场有望增加
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2021年经济学人 水产养殖：大规模种植海草（2）
Moreover, seaweed farms bring benefits beyond the immediate value of their crop. 此外，海草养殖场带来的效益超出了其作物的直接价值。 Seaweed is a habitat for many marine creatures, including fish. 海草是包括鱼类在内的许
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2021年经济学人 塑料供应短缺，黑胶唱片难产
Business 商业 Supply chains - Out of the groove 供应链节奏之外（译者注：双关，这里既有脱离最佳状态之意，也暗指本文要讲的音乐行业，groove也指节奏） The music industry is an unexpected victim of a plastic
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2021年经济学人 货币的未来
Book and Arts 文学与艺术 Book Review 书评 The end of cash - Kill bills 现金的终结消灭纸币 The Future of Money. By Eswar Prasad. 《货币的未来》，作者：埃斯瓦尔普拉萨德。 For most people, money still means physical c
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2021年经济学人 美财政部长称不提高债务上限的后果是灾难性的
The world this week - Business 本周国际要闻商业 Janet Yellen, Americas treasury secretary, gave her strongest warning yet on the potential consequences of not raising the federal debt limit, saying it would be catastrophic. 美国财政部长珍
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2021年经济学人 社民党占德国大选上风
The world this week - Politics 本周国际要闻政治 After Germanys general election the Social Democrats (SPD) emerged as the largest party, overtaking the Christian Democrats and their Bavarian allies who currently lead the ruling grand coalitio
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2021年经济学人 美国版块--是袭击还是反恐（1）
War from a distance Droning on 战争就在不远处嗡嗡作响 The president is weighing how extensively to use drones. More civilian casualties abroad seem the likeliest outcome 美国总统正在权衡使用无人机的强度。在国外，最终结
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2021年经济学人 美国版块--是袭击还是反恐（2）
Despite Mr Obamas insistence that drones could precisely target Americas enemies, the rising volume of strikes ensured civilian casualties rose also. 尽管奥巴马坚称无人机可以精确瞄准美国的敌人，但不断增加的空袭也使平民
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2021年经济学人 美国债务天花板在哪里
America's debt ceiling 美国的债务上限 Could a zany proposal help avert a debt crisis? 一个滑稽的提议能帮助美国度过债务危机吗？ IT IS A mining rock of such resistance, that it is not easy to cut with the force of blows on a
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2021年经济学人 墨西哥初创公司浪潮
Business 商业 Technology -- The Mexican wave 科技墨西哥浪潮 At long last, Mexico is enjoying a startup bonanza. 墨西哥初创企业终于迎来了财运。 Kavak, a Mexican startup, provides an elegant solution to a glaring problem: how to
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2021年经济学人 商业伦理——美德的奖赏
Books and Arts -- Book Review 文学与艺术书评 Business Ethics -- Virtues reward 商业伦理美德的奖赏 Net Positive. By Paul Polman and Andrew Winston. 《净正数》，作者：保罗波尔曼和安德鲁温斯顿。 What is the purpose
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2021年经济学人 美国债务上限危机缓和
The world this week -- Politics 本周国际要闻政治 A congressional stalemate over whether to raise Americas debt ceiling showed signs of easing. 国会就是否提高美国债务上限问题陷入的僵局显示出缓和的迹象。 Mitch McCon
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2021年经济学人 能源价格经历了过山车般的一周
The world this week -- Business 本周国际要闻商业 It was another roller-coaster week for energy prices. 能源价格又经历了过山车般的一周。 After OPEC and its allies resisted calls to increase output, the price of Brent crude surp
