1.In most rich countries the detailed plans for fiscal austerity contrast sharply with a lamentable lack of microeconomic ambition.
在大多数的发达国家中,详尽的财政紧缩计划与宏观经济伟略的缺乏这一可悲现象形成了鲜明的对比。
2.The decision they made is a lamentable lack of foresight.
他们做的决定实在没有前瞻性。