a slew of big-budget movies managed to lure moviegoers into theaters in the us and canada during the christmas holidays, despite a sluggish economy and bad weather.
尽管经济萧条、天气不好,但是一些大片还是在圣诞节期间让美国和加拿大的影迷们走进了电影院。
s&p cited weakening growth prospects as a crucial reason why it lowered its credit rating for italy: a more sluggish economy will make it harder for the government to achieve its fiscal targets.
a sluggish economy has also hurt since fish is often more expensive than meat is.
日本经济常年不振,也影响了民众对鱼类的消费,原因是比起肉类,鱼类的价格往往更贵。
meanwhile, tighter environmental regulations and a sluggish economy are hitting bmw」s sedans and suvs.
与此同时,更严格的环保要求和经济疲软也给宝马的轿车和suv系列带来了打击。
the sluggish economy and high unemployment also seem to have increased competition and temptation in the workplace.
此外,不景气的经济状况和高失业率似乎也加剧了工作场所的竞争和诱惑。
the burst of housing bubble in spain prompted the sluggish economy and higher unemployment.
西班牙房地产泡沫的崩溃,引发了经济的萧条和高失业率。
those same chilling words will be heard in many workplaces in 2009, as companies faced with a sluggish economy continue to cut one of their biggest costs: people.
的话将会在很多工作场所被听到,面对日益萧条的经济,企业只好继续削减它们最大的成本之一:雇员。
but only a year ago italy's sluggish economy and fiscal problems inspired talk about a break up of the euro.
而就在一年前,意大利不景气的经济和财政困难却差点让欧元分崩离析;
decisions about taxing and spending are especially fraught this year, thanks to the impending elections, in which america’s sluggish economy and huge deficit are likely to be defining issues.