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 .
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 .
