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economists have been particularly surprised by favorable inflation figures in britain and the united states, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially america's, have little productive slack.

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要点：句子框架：economists have been…surprised by…and…, since…,and especially…, have …。语法难点：主句用现在完成时have been…是因为经济学家长时间以来关注，现在也在关注，是一个从过去持续到现在的动作。since引导的是表原因的状语从句。

参考译文：特别让经济学家感到诧异的是，英美两国的通货膨胀带来的是良性的结果，因为传统的分析方法表明，两国尤其是美国的经济生产几乎没有出现滑坡。