大幅度缩减贸易赤字的惟一方法是进口净值下降，这就要求要么相对急剧地降低美元价值从而提高进口价格，要么美国出现经济萧条。
And the only way for the trade deficit to shrink substantially is for net imports to fall, which requires either a relatively sharp decline in the value of the dollar, thereby raising import prices, or a depression in the US.