The decision of the federal reserve on september 21st to opt for operation twist ( buying long-term bonds and selling short-term ones ) rather than another bout of full-blown quantitative easing may also have reduced inflation fears .
The question , as it always is , is what happens next : is this a bout of nerves or the beginning of a slump ?
问题还是那个问题:接下来会怎样?这是一次紧张心情的发作,还是一次熊市的开始?
And if historical patterns hold , the current bout of malaise presents a fantastic opportunity for investors to buy shares at a discount .
如果历史的模式不是盖的,目前这一回合的不适对投资者而言,就是一个绝好的以折扣价买入股票的机会。
But a prolonged bout of economic weakness will sap the budget and divert focus from such far-reaching reform .
但是一场拖沓的关于经济疲软的较量会逐渐侵蚀预算,并把人们的视线从这个影响深远的改革上移开。
The danger is that over time , without another bout of reform , sclerosis will set in .
而危险在于,没有下一回合的改革,久而久之体制就会僵化。
Of course , no one is bursting with creative energy during a severe bout of depression or schizophrenia .
当然,在严重抑郁症或精神分裂症发作期间,任何人都不可能爆发出创造性的能量。
Perhaps the most surprising bout of consolidation and revival , however , has been in latin america .
然而也许最令人吃惊的独自复兴与接受合并之间的较量发生在拉美。
But if the ruling saudis continue to rely on bribery and repression , they will surely be blown away in the end-perhaps not in this bout of arab turmoil , but certainly during another one .