平滑消费（指在经济的周期变化和收入的波动中维持稳定的消费水平）

consumption tax───n.消费税

consumption taxes───n.消费税

consumption weed───消耗性杂草

consumption weeds───消耗性杂草

consumption expenditure───[财政]消费支出

not to mention something───更不用说什么了

assumption of risk───[保险]承担风险

Among the results are that households can hold a wider array of assets and also borrow more easily, so smoothing out their consumption over lifetimes.───后果之一是，家庭能够持有更多种类的资产并能够更容易地获得贷款，这使他们能够分散安排一生中的消费。

As economies become more sophisticated, it may make sense for consumers to take on more debt as a means of smoothing their consumption over their lifetimes.───随着经济变得更加复杂，作为消费者来讲，为了使得他们在有生之年的消费更加平滑稳定，他们借更多债务是有其道理的。

Finally, the provision of food, e.g. milk and eggs, by livestock provides nutritional insurance and consumption smoothing opportunities for households.───最后，畜牧业提供食品，如奶和蛋，为家庭提供营养保险和平稳消费的机会。

Unemployment, Consumption Smoothing, and Precautionary Saving in Urban China───中国城市的失业、消费平滑和预防性储蓄