毕竟，在迈向全球金融危机的这么多年中，美国的增长是通过资产负债表杠杆化而不是 “买”来和“借”来的，而不是通过增加竞争力“赚”来的。
After all, for too many years leading up to the global financial crisis, America “bought” and “borrowed” its growth by leveraging balance sheets, rather than “earning” it through increased competitiveness.