Economists estimated that this new data could trim nearly half a percentage point off second-quarter growth.
经济学家们估计这些新数据将会削减第二季度增长率将近0.5个百分点。
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If you're trying to trim a 1500 word essay into a 1200 word essay, you have to ask yourself at every juncture whether you can make the point with fewer words.
如果想把1500字的文章修剪刀只剩1200字，你必须在每一停顿处考虑是否可以用更少的话来表达。
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Mr Rauh and Mr Novy-Marx estimate that raising the retirement age by a year would trim the cost by 2-4%; a cut of a percentage point in inflation-linking would slash it by 9-11%.
Mr Rauh and Mr Novy-Marx估计，提高一年退休年龄将是开销减少2%-4%，通货膨胀率下降一个百分点将使债务减少9%-11%。