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Lesson 36-3 The cost of government 政府的开支
As administrative overheads rise, so the earnings of the business after meeting the expense of administration, will fall; and the business will have less money to distribute as dividends or invest directly in its future progress and development.
It is precisely the same with a nation. To the extent that the people can be relied upon to behave in a loyal and responsible manner, the government does not require armies of police and civil servants to keep them in order. But if a nation is disunited, the government cannot be sure that the actions of the people will be in the interests of the nation; and it will have to watch, check, and control the people accordingly. A disunited nation therefore has to incur unduly high costs of government.
/ˈlɛsən/ 36-3 /ðə/ /kɑst/ /əv/ /ˈgʌvərmənt/ 政府的开支
/əz/ /ədˈmɪnəˌstreɪtɪv/ /ˈoʊvərˌhɛdz/ /raɪz/, /soʊ/ /ði/ /ˈɜrnɪŋz/ /əv/ /ðə/ /ˈbɪznəs/ /ˈæftər/ /ˈmitɪŋ/ /ði/ /ɪkˈspɛns/ /əv/ /ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/, /wɪl/ /fɔl/; /ənd/ /ðə/ /ˈbɪznəs/ /wɪl/ /həv/ /lɛs/ /ˈmʌni/ /tə/ /dɪˈstrɪbjut/ /əz/ /ˈdɪvəˌdɛndz/ /ɔr/ /ɪnˈvɛst/ /dəˈrɛktli/ /ɪn/ /ɪts/ /ˈfjuʧər/ /ˈprɑˌgrɛs/ /ənd/ /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/.
/ɪt/ /əz/ /prɪˈsaɪsli/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /wɪð/ /ə/ /ˈneɪʃən/. /tə/ /ði/ /ɪkˈstɛnt/ /ðət/ /ðə/ /ˈpipəl/ /kən/ /bi/ /rɪˈlaɪd/ /əˈpɔn/ /tə/ /bɪˈheɪv/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈlɔɪəl/ /ənd/ /riˈspɑnsəbəl/ /ˈmænər/, /ðə/ /ˈgʌvərmənt/ /dəz/ /nɑt/ /ˌriˈkwaɪər/ /ˈɑrmiz/ /əv/ /pəˈlis/ /ənd/ /ˈsɪvəl/ /ˈsɜrvənts/ /tə/ /kip/ /ðəm/ /ɪn/ /ˈɔrdər/. /bət/ /ɪf/ /ə/ /ˈneɪʃən/ /əz/ disunited, /ðə/ /ˈgʌvərmənt/ /ˈkænɑt/ /bi/ /ʃʊr/ /ðət/ /ði/ /ˈækʃənz/ /əv/ /ðə/ /ˈpipəl/ /wɪl/ /bi/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ˈɪntrəsts/ /əv/ /ðə/ /ˈneɪʃən/; /ənd/ /ɪt/ /wɪl/ /həv/ /tə/ /wɑʧ/, /ʧɛk/, /ənd/ /kənˈtroʊl/ /ðə/ /ˈpipəl/ /əˈkɔrdɪŋli/. /ə/ disunited /ˈneɪʃən/ /ˈðɛrˌfɔr/ /həz/ /tʊ/ /ɪnˈkɜr/ /ənˈduli/ /haɪ/ /kɑsts/ /əv/ /ˈgʌvərmənt/.
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