Many times, in the enthusiasm that comes with new technology, an organization may choose to get into areas that are not its core competencies, thus increasing the chances of cost overrun.

很多时候，受新技术的蛊惑，企业可能会选择进入它不具竞争力的领域，这就增加了成本超支的机会。

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They could simply be a way to put pressure on the foreign firms to do something about the cost overrun, or to encourage them to bring in Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled gas giant.

这也许只是一种给外国公司的施压，让它们针对超额的成本做些什么，或许是想促使这些公司与俄国家控股的天然气巨头-俄罗斯天然气出口总公司（Gazprom）联手。

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Now, anyone who has ever put in a new kitchen knows that renovations always cost twice what you expect, but an $11 billion overrun certainly seems to suggest that, yes, there is corruption in America.

当下，任何有过将厨房修葺一新经历的人都知道，翻新所花的钱总会比预算的要翻倍。 可超过预算的110亿美元显然向世人昭示着，的确，美国存在腐败问题。

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If the cost of care was more than that amount, the government would be sent a check for the cost overrun depending on the type of care treated.

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Then the cost overrun was announced, and Gazprom squealed.

ECONOMIST: Russian energy

They could simply be a way to put pressure on the foreign firms to do something about the cost overrun, or to encourage them to bring in Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled gas giant.

ECONOMIST: Russian energy