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But that narrative is being challenged now
然而，這個故事現(xiàn)在遇到了挑戰(zhàn)
because the continent has not been doing well in the last two years.
因為非洲大陸在過去兩年內(nèi)一直表現(xiàn)不佳。
It had been growing at five percent per annum for the last one and a half decades,
雖然在過去的十五年里，它都是以每年5%的速度在增長，
but this year's forecast was three percent. Why?
但今年的預估則只有3%。為什么？
In an uncertain global environment, commodity prices have fallen.
在一個不穩(wěn)定的全球環(huán)境下，商品價格下跌。
Many of the economies are still commodity driven, and therefore their performance has slipped.
許多經(jīng)濟體仍然依靠商品驅動，因此他們的表現(xiàn)有所下滑。
And now the issue of Brexit doesn't make it any easier.
而現(xiàn)在“英國退歐”一點兒都沒有讓這個問題變得更加輕松。
I never knew that the Brexit could happen
我從沒想過“英國退歐”的事情會發(fā)生
and that it could be one of the things that would cause global uncertainty such as we have.
而這也可能成為造成全球動蕩的其中一個原因，正如我們所面臨的。
So now we've got this situation, and I think it's time to take stock
所以現(xiàn)在，我們走到了這個情況，我認為這也正是時候去全面審視一番
and to say what were the things that the African countries did right? What did they do wrong?
并且來思考非洲國家做過的哪些事情是正確的？哪些事情是錯誤的？
How do we build on all of this and learn lessons so that we can keep Africa rising?
我們?nèi)绾卧谶@一切的基礎上吸取教訓，從而保證非洲持續(xù)崛起？
So let me talk about six things that I think we did right.
那么讓我來談談我認為我們做得對的六件事。
The first is managing our economies better.
第一件事，是把我們的經(jīng)濟管理得更好。
The '80s and '90s were the lost decades, when Africa was not doing well,
80年代和90年代是迷失的二十年，當時非洲的狀況不是很好，
and some of you will remember an "Economist" cover that said, "The Lost Continent."
你們或許能想起一期《經(jīng)濟學人》的封面，上面寫著“失落的大陸”。
But in the 2000s, policymakers learned that they needed to manage the macroeconomic environment better,
但是在21世紀，決策者明白到，他們需要去更好得調控宏觀經(jīng)濟環(huán)境，
to ensure stability, keep inflation low in single digits, keep their fiscal deficits low, below three percent of GDP,
來確保經(jīng)濟穩(wěn)定，抑制通貨膨脹率于單位數(shù)，確保財政赤字較低低于GDP（國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值）的百分之三，
give investors, both domestic and foreign, some stability so they'll have confidence to invest in these economies.
給予不論國內(nèi)外的投資者穩(wěn)定性保證，這樣他們才會對投資這些經(jīng)濟體有信心。
So that was number one.
以上是第一件事。
