most people can tell you that the sharemarkets have had a bad year in 2008, losing around half their value from their 2007 highs.
许多人告诉你在08年他们经历很糟糕的股票市场,几乎失去他们在07年最高收入一半的价值。
「of course, 」 he continued, "sixty-five was a bad year for red bordeaux. except for pierre「s.
「当然,」他接着说,「65年对于波尔多红酒而言不是个好年份,而皮尔斯的酒则完全相反。
since the pay of these plutocrats is highly variable, a bad year for them means a bad year for the taxman.
由于财阀的纳税额极其易变,他们赚不到钱即意味着收税人的坏年成。
other countries, such as italy, are having a bad year of forest fires.
其他国家,如意大利,今年也是林火频频。
a lot may depend on the trust between the individual client and the relationship manager at the bank; if the bond is strong, then a bad year such as 2008 can be explained away.
许多人仰仗私人客户和银行相关经理间的信任;如果关系紧密的话,那么诸如2008年这样的坏年景(表现)自然也解释的通。
it was a bad year for colombia’s farc guerrillas.
今年对哥伦比亚革命武装力量的游击队员们来说是个坏年景。
it was also a bad year for the cuckoo - numbers have fallen for the past 15 years.
对于布谷鸟来说,这也是难熬的一年,布谷鸟的数量已经15年持续下降。
five wildfires in south-east georgia in late march caused $26.5m in timber losses; add to that the $68.3m in losses caused by the april tornadoes, and it has been a bad year for the timber trade.
今年三月末,佐治亚东南部的五场森林火灾造成了2650万美元的木材损失,加之四月份又因龙卷风造成了6830万美元的损失,今年的木材交易因此而不景气。
yet on balance, this seems likely to be a bad year for the fight against global warming.
然而一言以概之,今年不是一个对抗全球变暖的好时候。
russian gas had a bad year in 2009.
2009俄罗斯天然气市道低迷。
it has been a bad year to be young in britain.
对生活在英国的青少年来说,今年是糟糕的一年。
a person with low self-esteem may ask for a raise this way: “i realize we」ve had a bad year and there have been layoffs, but i've been doing more work and i think i deserve a raise.
一个不自信的人往往通过这种方式要求晋升:“我发现今年我们的情况不容乐观,而且出现了裁员,但是我认为我已经完成了许多工作,我想我应该获得升职。」
not a bad year all in all, and an exceptional one for britain with the continuing success of the harry potter franchise and a variety of highly individual movies.
在这不错的一年内,在英国让人惊奇的是,哈利波特的持续成功以及涌现了许多备受好评的独立电影。
all in all, this is proving a bad year for journalists.
总之,今年对于记者来说是个厄运年。
farmers grumble that their margins are so low that a bad year can bankrupt them.
农民抱怨说他们利润太低,以至于一年歉收就足以导致破产。
yes, a bad year for the tech sector has made a lot of experts wrestle over whose prediction was most accurate.
没错,科技概念股一年来的糟糕表现使许多专家在其最确信的预测上大跌眼镜。