Some Expressions from NY Times 2009 03 23

It is to early to tell whether the inducements amount to a huge taxpayer giveaway or a shrewdly designed package that returns  profit to taxpayers and stimulates the financial system.
=> Shrewd : A shrewd person is able to understand and judge a situation guickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage. Shrewd guess. 날카로운, 예리한, 통찰력 있는.


"I think right now there is so much pessimism that no one is seeing anything beyond their nose." Mr. Fink said. "With all the triage from all different activities from the government, you could say tat by the latter part of this year, we could start seeing the economy start restablizing itself."
=>Triage : Triage is the process of quickly examining sick or injured people. So that those who are in the most serious condition can be treated first.