America 's priority should be to craft a medium-term plan which puts the budget deficit on a downward path without snuffing out the recovery .

美国首先要做的是制定一个中期计划，在不影响复苏的情况下让财政赤字进入下降通道。

People tend to think in black and white . America is either in decline or it is ordained to be forever the world 's greatest nation . Government is either paralysed or it is running amok , stifling liberty and enterprise and snuffing out the american dream .

人们倾向于黑白两面的思考：美国不是在衰退，就注定永远是世界上最强大的国家；政府不是瘫痪无能就是横行霸道的扼杀自由、企业和美国梦。

The biggest issue in this campaign is getting the public finances under control without snuffing out economic recovery .

这次竞选最大的问题是控制好公共财政，同时不扼杀经济的复苏。

But it cannot be done without rekindling a solidarity europe is close to snuffing out .

但如果不能重建欧洲几乎已经扼杀的团结，就做不到这一点。

Investors may be betting that banks and other european companies are likely to suffer if european governments like greece are forced to institute austerity measures like higher taxes that end up snuffing out economic recoveries .

投资者可能在赌，如果希腊等欧洲国家的政府被迫采取加税等财政紧缩措施，欧洲的银行和企业预计会受到损害，因为这些措施最终会扼杀经济复苏。