almost two decades later, with rich economies around the world deep in a slump that closely echoes the one sweden went through, the wallenbergs are still well served by their hard-learned lessons.
几乎二十年后,当全球经济陷入衰退瑞典经济也深受影响之时,瓦伦堡家族仍严格遵着他们来自不易的教训。
indeed, rural areas, home to 44% of americans in 1930, had long been in bad shape: farming had been in a slump since the early 1920s.
的确,居住着1930时44%美国人的乡村地带已在糟糕处境中徘徊良久了,农业在20世纪20年代早期便经历了急剧下跌。
the drawback is that it leaves decisions to politicians, who risk taking too long to agree on the right policies in a slump and are unwilling to raise taxes in a boom.
缺点是这些政策的决定者是政客,经济消沉时他们要达成正确政策花费时间太长,同时也不愿意在繁荣的时候加税。
the car industry has been in a slump since the beginning of the year.
汽车工业从年初起就一直疲软。
in a slump there is no natural tendency for the rate of interest to fall, because people「s desire to hoard money is increasing.
经济衰退时,利率不具有自然的下行倾向,因为人们囤积资金的欲望在增强。
small-company stocks in a slump for most of this year, have suddenly come back to life.
而往年大局部工夫里都处于低谷的一些小公司的股票却骤然恢复了活力。
while the mood is more upbeat thursday, analysts」 stress that the european economy remains in a slump and that inevitably means there will be more bad days ahead.
星期四欧洲市场情绪较为乐观,但分析人士强调,欧洲经济仍然疲弱,这种形势将不可避免地意味着,更糟糕的日子还在前面。
well, as you know, the economy has been in a slump since around 2008, which was about the time i joined the firm.
啊,您知道,从2008年左右出现经济衰退,我正是在那个时候进人这家公司的。
that means you could pick a job from the labor department「s 」fastest-growing' list when you enter college, only to find the field in a slump by the time you graduate.
这意味着可能会发生这种情况:当你进入大学时,从劳工部的「需求增长最快的职业」名单中选好了一种职业,但当你毕业时,却发现这一行业的需求锐减。