yet there are good reasons to think that what promises to be the worst downturn since the depression will spark profound shifts in shoppers’ psychology.
然而,更为理性的观点则认为,这场自大萧条时期以来最为糟糕的衰退将引发消费者心理产生深刻的改变。
「the fact that we have had this downturn doesn’t obscure the fact that it’s a very promising business model, 」 he said.
他说:「事实上,我们现经历的低迷时期,并没有掩盖一个事实,即它是一个非常有前途的商业模式,」
add the indirect effects on the confidence of consumers and businesses, and the downturn will be deep.
加上对消费者和企业信心的见解影响,这将会是一场深刻的衰退。
if you believe, as we do, that we are in for a double dip [another downturn for the economy] and things will get worse before they get better, then emerging markets will not be a good place to be.
we are at the start of what the experts say may be the most severe global financial crisis and economic downturn seen since the great depression began in 1929.
i have little to add to that debate, but i can guarantee that for some of us, the impact of this downturn will last a lifetime.
对于这场辩论,我没有什么可补充的,但我可以保证,对于我们中的一些人来说,此次衰退的沖击将终其一生。
while not ignoring the tough times ahead, he underlined that getting out of this downturn will only be accomplished through coordinated, global action.
他对今后的困难直言不讳,同时也强调,只有通过全球协调行动经济才能够走出这次的衰退。
even before the downturn in energy prices and the world economy, the prospects of creating enough jobs for all these young workers as they enter the labour market looked remote.
so if you want to come through this downturn with flying colors -- and maybe even a promotion or a raise -- you need to think positive.
所以,如果你想成功的度过这段低迷的时期—甚至想得到晋升或加薪—那你就需要开始积极的思考问题。
it is essential therefore to learn from past mistakes and counter this period of economic downturn by increasing investment in health and the social sector.
因此,必须从过去的错误中吸取教训,要通过增加对健康和社会部门的投资来对抗这场经济衰退。
the downturn will also accelerate the use of social media, such as blogs and social-networking sites, by consumers looking for intelligence on firms and their products.