但与其说困扰美国的是暂时的周期性痼疾，还不如说是另一种顽疾的并发症：一场旷日持久的资产负债表衰退持续绑架美国家庭，而家庭消费占到美国国内生产总值约70%的份额。
But the US is not suffering from a temporary, cyclical malady. It is afflicted by a very different disease: a protracted balance-sheet recession that continues to hobble American households, whose consumption accounts for roughly 70% of GDP.