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Indeed, Mr. Rangan predicts that although prices in the euro zone will indeed converge, they will do so more slowly than many people think, and mainly in areas where the cost to consumers of making a mistake are relatively low. “No one, if they have a choice, hires the cheapest lawyer,”he says. Mistakes with big-ticket items, such as cars and houses, are not easy to reverse. Mistakes with health care and drugs can incur irreversible costs.

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It will take some time before prices can converge, especially where the cost to consumers of making a mistake concerning prices is relatively low.

价格最终会趋同，但这需要时日；特别在那些如果在价格方面出错、消费者承担的代价较低的那些地方，价格趋同的时间要长些。

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Indeed, Mr. Rangan predicts that although prices in the euro zone will indeed converge, they will do so more slowly than many people think, and mainly in areas where the cost to consumers of making a mistake are relatively low.

在此句中
1）“Mr. Rangan predicts”是主句

2）“that although prices in the euro zone will indeed converge, they will do so more slowly than many people think, and mainly in areas where the cost to consumers of making a mistake are relatively low”是充当谓语动词 predicts 宾语的从句，在宾语从句中：
　　（1）“although prices in the euro zone will indeed converge”是修饰动词“will do”的让步状语从句
　　（2）“than many people think”是比较状语从句，与“more slowly”一起表示比较
　　（3）“where the cost to consumers of making a mistake are relatively low”是个限制性的定语从句，修饰名词“areas”

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