‘Growth in every postcode’? Not yet, but hope at last
“每个邮编区都有增长”？还没有，但终于有了希望
Polly Toynbee
波莉·汤因比
First, he did no harm(没有造成伤害). Then he scattered sprinkles of feel-goods(些许让人感觉良好的小恩小惠). He told the truth about the state we’re in, deep in an extra £14bn of expensive debt, and, though he put it politely, at the mercy of the monster in the White House’s whims on Iran and tariffs.(他如实道出了我们的处境——深陷140亿英镑的昂贵额外债务，而且，尽管他说得委婉，我们其实受制于白宫那位在伊朗和关税问题上的反复无常。)
首先，他没有造成伤害。接着，他撒下了一些让人感觉良好的小甜头。他如实道出了我们身处的境况——深陷140亿英镑的昂贵额外债务之中，而且，尽管他说得委婉，我们其实受制于白宫里那个“怪物”在伊朗和关税问题上的反复无常。
The losers were popular targets(众矢之的): the banks and gambling companies. But plainly bank threats to decamp(（突然）撤离、迁走) partly paid off(奏效、取得成功). Their shares leapt up(（股价）猛涨) on the news that their surcharge(附加费、额外征税) would rise to only 6%, not its original 8% before Tory(保守党的（口语）) reductions. They expected to pay more, and indeed they should. Gambling company shares jumped up too, with Rank up more than 10% on the day when the companies were only hit with five percentage points more tax on high-stakes machines(高赌注赌博机), a missed chance, but better than nothing(错失良机，但聊胜于无). The Treasury(英国财政部) makes £4bn from gambling. Time to ban their advertising next.
输家是那些众矢之的：银行和博彩公司。但显然，银行扬言要迁址的威胁部分奏效了。消息称它们的附加税只升到6%，而非保守党削减前原本的8%，股价随即飙升。它们本以为要交更多，也确实该多交。博彩公司的股价同样上涨，Rank 当天涨逾10%——这些公司只是在高赌注机器上多缴了五个百分点的税，这算是错失良机，但总比没有强。财政部从博彩业征得40亿英镑。接下来该禁掉它们的广告了。
Voters might have been hoping for something bolder than this
选民或许本期待更大胆的举措
Budget cuts to fund military spending will lead to job losses and lower growth
为军费融资而削减预算，将导致岗位流失与增长放缓
Welcome news on apprenticeships, but otherwise little cheer for young people
学徒制方面是好消息，但除此之外年轻人难有欢颜
I wish more had been done to help us pay our rent and fill our fridges
我希望能有更多举措，帮我们付房租、填满冰箱
This budget buys time to go bigger and bolder in next year’s spending review
这份预算争取了时间，明年支出审查应更大胆、更有魄力