1:Mr Abe's plans for the economy had been flagging.2:A rise in the consumption (value-added) tax in April had prompted an alarming drop in spending by consumers.3:The first shoots of inflation started to retreat.[...]114:Having climbed to 1.5% in April, core inflation fell to 1% in September—far off the 2% target that the central bank had said it would achieve by the spring of 2015.5:Meanwhile, some spread rumours that a conservative old guard at the central bank was regaining sway and could block Haruhiko Kuroda, its governor, from fulfilling his promise to do “whatever it takes” to rid Japan of deflation.

1:安倍的经济计划也已经显出疲态。2:四月份开始上涨的消费（增值）税已经使消费者们的开支大幅缩水。3:通货膨胀刚发的嫩芽已经开始凋零。[...]114:核心通货膨胀率从四月份的1.5%跌倒了九月份的1%——这比之前日本央行所说的在2015年春之前达到2%的目标可还差得远了。5:此外，有传言说日本央行中的一位保守阵营中的老一辈大人物正逐渐重获话语权，并可能让央行行长黑田东彦无法履行其“不惜任何代价”地为日本消除通货紧缩。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-日本与安倍经济 拯救之路

1:THE idea of the Christmas truce is a potent one. A celebrated example took place in December 1914, when first-world-war troops climbed warily from trenches at points along the Western Front.2:As freezing fog swirled, British and allied soldiers met German foes to barter cigarettes, sing carols and kick footballs on no-man's-land.3:The moment passed into myth, inspiring poems, films and a (pretty terrible) Paul McCartney song.4:Britain is marking the centenary lavishly, with a new monument and memorial football matches around the world.5:Far-off Washington was not left out, with British and Canadian diplomats playing a German-embassy team in America's capital on December 14th.

1:圣诞休战的想法很强大，最有名的例子是1914年的12月，在一战西线战场上，战士们疲惫地从战壕中爬出。2:弥漫的寒雾中，英国及其联盟国的战士和他们的德国对手聚在一起，抽香烟，唱颂歌，在无人区踢足球。3:这一刻被写成了传说故事与振奋人心的诗歌，还被拍成了电影，编成了一首惹人生厌的保罗·麦卡特尼歌曲，以这些形式流传了下来。4:值其百年之际，英国对此进行了大肆庆祝，新建了一座纪念碑，还发起了世界范围的纪念足球赛。5:远方的华盛顿也不甘落后，12月14日，英加外交官在美国首都迎战德国使馆队。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-莱克星顿 政治斗争在圣诞前夕暂息

Philanthropic sponsorship of science, particularly in the form of expensive pieces of kit such as large telescopes, or sponsorship for expeditions to far-off places, has been around for centuries.

科技慈善资助已有几个世纪的历史，资助形式多为捐赠大型光学望远镜之类的昂贵仪器，或者是为偏远地区的探险提供赞助。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-集资科技 积跬步致千里

To help smooth out those lumps, the Fed offered to swap currencies with four favoured central banks, as far off as South Korea and Singapore.

为了平复需求中的大起大落，美联储决定与备受青睐的四家中央银行互换货币，远及韩国和新加坡。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-自由互换

"Plus, spot prices are not that far off from the benchmark price, " Cochrane said.

“另外，现货价格较基准价格也没有跌得太远。”Cochrane说。

属类：英汉句库-cn.reuters.com-

In terms of obesity rate, the U. S. population is not far off from the overweight population model in this study.

按照美国目前的人口肥胖率，研究中的超重人口模型并非遥不可及。

属类：英汉句库-www.hjenglish.com-

When Brazil's finance minister spoke of an imminent currency war he was not far off the mark.

巴西财长提到“一场货币战争一触即发”，实在不是虚言。

属类：英汉句库-article.yeeyan.org-

However, technology that mitigates the "jeopardy" factor of living on your own is not far off , he said.

不过，他又说到，减少独自生活“风险”因素的技术即将面世。

属类：英汉句库-article.yeeyan.org-

Unfortunately, Shiva's Trishula was so powerful that it had hurled Ganesha's head very far off .

不幸的是，湿婆的三叉戟如此强大，以致甘尼萨头部飞到了远处。

属类：无分类双语句库-chinaufo.com-

Unfortunately, that still seems far off .

不幸的是，这似乎还远未实现。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-