人们面临权衡取舍 People face tradeoffs ；
某些东西的成本是为了得到它所放弃东西 The cost of something is what you give up to get it ；
理性人考虑边际量 Rational people think at the margin ；
人们会对激励作出反应 People respond to incentives ，
人们如何相互交易How people interact ；
5.贸易能使每个人的状况变得更好Trade can make everyone better off ；
6.市场通常是组织经济活动的一种最好方法Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity ；
7.政府有时可以改善市场结果Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes ，
整个经济如何运行 How the economy as a whole works ；
8.一国的生活水平取决于它生产物品与劳务的能力A country's standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services ；
9.当政府发行了过多货币时，物价上升Prices rise when the government prints too much money ；
10.社会面临通货膨胀与失业之间的短期权衡取舍Society faces a short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment。