We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions for many, many years.

我们正处于许多年以来最严重的一次经济衰退。

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。

While economic recessions hit some sectors hard, others go on like clockwork, or even experience growth.

当经济衰退重创一些行业时，另外一些行业却向上发展，像钟表机构，甚至在经历增长。

However, any future recessions in Vargonia will probably not reduce the availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools.

然而，瓦尔戈尼亚未来的任何经济衰退都不会减少政府资助学校的教学工作机会。

The narrowness of this perspective ignores the pervasive recessions and joblessness of the previous decades, as Alexander Keyssar shows in his recent book.

正如 Alexander Keyssar 在其新书中所指出的那样，这种狭隘的观点忽略了过去几十年普遍存在的衰退和失业现象。

Blacks remain the last hired and first fired during recessions.

在经济衰退期间，黑人仍然是最后被雇佣和最先被解雇的人。

The real GDP is almost always higher than ever before; it falls only during recessions.

实际 GDP 几乎总是高于以往任何时候；它只在经济衰退期间下降。

Credit busts often beget recessions.

信贷危机常常招致经济衰退。

This is different than other recessions.

这与其他的经济衰退不一样。

Subsequent recessions were not like that.

随后的经济衰退并不像它那样。

Some will surely face deep recessions.

一些肯定会面临深度经济萧条。

Older workers tend to do better in recessions.

老龄工作者在衰退中通常表现更好。

The two recessions reinforced one another.

这两种萧条相互影响。

Foreign money fled, setting off deep recessions.

外资外逃引起严重衰退。

This happened after each of the last four recessions.

这一现象在前四次衰退中反复出现。

Both were also associated with major global recessions.

这两次周期也都与全球陷入严重衰退有关。

We need to learn from the experience of past recessions.

我们需要吸取以往各次衰退的经验。

But should a central bank always try to avoid recessions?

但是央行始终都应该防止衰退？

How have clients similar to me fared during recessions?

类似我这样的客户在衰退期间收益如何？

In recessions tax revenues fall and spending needs rise.

经济衰退税收收入下降和消费需求的上升。

Recessions interrupt the economy's natural inclination to grow.

衰退扰乱了经济回归自然增长的轨迹。

That leaves exports, Japan's normal route out of recessions.

剩下的就是出口了，它是日本摆脱经济衰退的正规之路。

Some 45% of firms in the Fortune 500 were born in recessions.

大约45%的全球500强公司都是在经济萧条时诞生的。

In fact, it's possible that happiness may even rise in recessions.

实际上，人们的幸福感甚至有可能在经济衰退期间提升。

The answer took a couple of decades (and recessions) to hammer out.

数十年(及数个衰退后)才最终使答案尘埃落定。

In the first two years after normal recessions growth averaged 3.7%.

在一般经济衰退后的前两年平均增长速率为3.7%。

Severe recessions typically produce strong labour-market recoveries.

通常严重的衰退会带来强劲的劳动力市场复苏。