The slump in the West, however, has undermined that assumption.

然而，西方经济的萧条破坏了这种想法。

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The big question now is to what extent oil-demand growth in China and the Middle East can continue to outpace the slump in the industrialized world.

目前的一大问题在于，中国及中东的石油需求增长会在多大程度上继续抵销工业国家萎靡不振的影响。

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The slump in the pound (rather than a rogue refereeing decision) robbed United of a third title, to go with the UEFA Champions League and English Premier League.

英镑的贬值(而不是有争议的判罚)夺走了该俱乐部在欧洲冠军联赛和英超联赛之外的第三个冠军头衔。

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Speaking in Germany, President Barack Obama said the unemployment figures show that the global economic slump is hitting the United States hard.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

Analysts say the Balkan country is struggling with its worst economic slump since independence in 1991, as consumption,investments and exports have tumbled.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

The engineering company is blaming the continued slump in the construction industry for the losses.

BBC: UK jobs tracker

Some of the countries have been affected by the slump in the electronics sector, especially Singapore and Malaysia, and to a certain extent Thailand.

CNN: How to Play the Region

But the biggest change is the slump in the property market, where developers no longer need hoodlum muscle to empty slums and old buildings for fresh construction.

CNN: TRAPPED IN THE BIG SQUEEZE