While still fairly removed from full and effective utilization of resources for a quarter of a century we have witnessed a fairly remarkable upsurge in living standards, employment, and growth rates and have avoided damaging inflation.

• 虽然我们仍未能充分有效地利用各种资源，但是，在四分之一世纪中，我们已亲眼看到了生活水平得到了颇为显著的提高； 就业情况明显好转，各种增长率也在上升，并且避免了毁灭性的通货膨胀。