Would his government initiate an economic lift-off, as businessfolk hoped, or spark a sectarian conflagration, as secularists feared?

他的政府会像商人们所希望的那样开启经济腾飞，还是像世俗主义者所担心的那样引发宗派冲突?

Local businessfolk and policymakers will be more interested in and receptive to their neighbours, rather than customers and countries farther afield.

当地商人和政策制定者将对邻国更感兴趣，也更容易接受，而不是更远的客户和国家。

Economic and literal headwinds, in the form of a mighty typhoon, failed to deter Chinese tourists and businessfolk from travelling a record amount this summer, boosting demand for petrol and kerosene.

强台风等经济和实际逆风未能阻止中国游客和商人今年夏天创纪录的旅行量，从而提振了对汽油和煤油的需求。

In a recent survey of South-East Asian researchers, businessfolk and policymakers by the iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, some 32% of respondents said that they thought America was the most influential political power in the region.

新加坡尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究所最近对东南亚研究人员、商界人士和政策制定者进行的一项调查显示，约 32% 的受访者表示，他们认为美国是该地区最有影响力的政治力量。