They predicted a severe economic downturn.

他们预言将会有一次严重的经济衰退。

The current economic downturn is markedly different from previous recessions.

目前的经济衰退和以前的经济衰退明显不同。

"Even before the downturn, companies were looking for individuals with strong communication skills," Fay says.

Fay 说：“即使是在低迷时期之前，公司也在寻找有强大沟通技巧的人。”

The upside to the economic downturn is the immense incentive it gives retailers to treat you like a queen for a day.

经济低迷的好处在于，它会给零售商巨大的激励，让他们把你当女王一样款待一天。

The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionists at the end of 1989.

目前艺术品市场的低迷，是自1989年底日本停止购买印象派作品以来最严重的一次。

Same-store sales in America at McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food company, did not decline throughout the downturn.

整个经济衰退期间，全球最大的快餐公司麦当劳在美国的同店销售额并没有下降。

Remittances from Mexicans working abroad, most of them in the United States, also have fallen victim to the economic downturn.

在国外工作的墨西哥人（大多数在美国工作）的汇款也受到了经济衰退的消极影响。

In spite of the current world economic downturn, the transnational corporation is continuing with its investment plans in China.

尽管目前世界经济低迷，但这家跨国公司仍继续进行在中国的投资计划。

The global economic downturn has caused a reduction in passenger numbers while those that are traveling generally have less money to spend.

全球经济衰退导致乘客数量减少；与此同时，那些经常旅行的人也没有那么多钱可以花了。

Analysts say the main cause of Mexico's nosedive is that the nation's economy is tied strongly to that of the United States, which is mired in the deepest economic downturn since the 1930s.

分析师说，墨西哥经济急剧下滑的主要原因是墨西哥经济与美国紧密相连，美国目前正陷入19世纪30年代以来最严重的经济衰退。

The downturn is making companies rethink their strategies.

经济衰退使得企业重新考虑自己的战略。

But the downturn is making companies rethink their strategies.

但经济衰退使得企业重新考虑自己的战略。

Make sure that your government does not cut your public sector in a downturn.

确保你们的政府不会在经济低迷时期削减公共部门开支。

The economic downturn is drying up demand for oil and natural gas, dropping the benchmark price for a barrel of oil to below $50.

经济低迷正在抑制市场对石油和天然气的需求，导致基准原油价格跌破每桶50美元。

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) revised its numbers back through the recession, revealing a downturn more serious than previously understood.

美国经济分析局（BEA）更改了经济萧条期间的数据，新数据显示出比预期更为严重的经济萧条。

The economic downturn has deepened.

经济衰退加剧了。

How long will the economic downturn last?

经济低迷将持续多久？

The global economic downturn has deepened.

全球经济衰退不断深化。

They are much more hit by the downturn.

他们在经济低迷时更容易受到冲击。

But PFIs are suffering in the downturn.

但PF I计划正在经济衰退中受害。

For LMA, the downturn provided an opportunity.

对于LMA来说，衰退提供了机会。

Exports are cushioning America's downturn.

出口可以缓解美国经济低迷。

Not everyone blames the economic downturn.

并不是每个人都会去怪罪经济萧条。

This advantage may even rise in a downturn.

这种优势在经济下滑中甚至还可能上升。

America's downturn poses other problems too.

美国经济的衰退也引发了其他问题。

Real estate downturn; Soviet Union breaks up.

房地产严重受挫；苏联瓦解。

Catastrophe is a downturn. So that is the cation.

灾难表示衰退，所以那就是正离子。