Still, all signs suggest that the troubled economy will continue to dwarf the fall in pump prices as hard-pressed consumers continue to cut back.

然而眼下所有迹象都表明，由于手头拮据的消费者纷纷捂紧口袋，汽油价格下跌在不景气的经济面前将继续扮演微不足道的作用。

You'll be hard-pressed, the reasoning goes, to find anyone who doesn't think grasping the language of the world's fastest-growing economy is a good idea.

你会觉得压力挺大的如果要让你找到一个不认为掌握世界上成长最快的经济体的语言是个好主意的人。