It might have been better if we had never gotten this far, but we are here and consequently it cannot be the objective of policy to try to drive back down the general price level.

• 如果我们当初没有走这样远，事情或许会好办一些。但既已到了这一步，就不能用开倒车的办法，以全面压低物价水平作为我们的政策目标了。