On strictly economic grounds, it would be better to raise money through higher VAT or, for example, a new carbon tax.
在严格的经济基础上，征收诸如新碳税的增值税，是增加收入的好法子。
2
Neither a strictly psychiatric approach (just drugs) nor a strictly psychological approach (just talk therapy) works much better than a placebo pill on its own.
严格的精神病治疗方法(仅靠药物)和严格的心理疗法(仅靠谈话疗法)都没有一片安慰剂自己发挥的作用好。
3
Of course we try to do that (sometimes), but we would do better to acknowledge the effect that strictly irrelevant thoughts and emotions can have on us.