Even today, after the bursting of the stock-market bubble, American venture-capital firms—which are in the business of betting on the future—dwarf the firms from all other nations.
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大量的外币汇兑交易和储备都是基于美元的,即使美国在全球GDP中只占24%(见右图)。
The bulk of foreign-exchange transactions and reserves are in dollars, even though the United States accounts for only 24% of global GDP (see chart 1).
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美国的研发和军事开支让中国相形见绌,在今后许多年内,这种状况不会改变。
The US dwarfs China in spending on research and on its military and will do so for years to come.