The topic for this year's program concerns an imminent crisis facing the megalopolis of Shanghai – its rising sea levels.

今年的课题是一个上海将会紧迫危机面对的一个问题——其上升的海平面。

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Economists note similar credit run-ups in countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America have ended in crashes, although few predict an imminent crisis in China.

虽然经济学家们曾指出欧洲、亚洲和拉美一些国家类似的信贷猛增最终以崩盘告终，但很少有人预计中国短期内将面临危机。

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It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.

说危机当头绝非危言耸听。

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However,Mohammed Said Idries is less optimistic that the electoral crisis will be resolved quickly and believes that the imminent American withdrawal is causing instability.

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The real cause for concern, if we believe global warming is truly an imminent crisis, is China.

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Just between you and me, Al, I share your belief that global warming is not an imminent crisis.

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So neither Krugman nor Wesbury, both intelligent, highly educated economists, see our current course leading to imminent crisis.

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