当经济萧条时，家人、私人慈善机构、教会的作用被减弱了。
When the Depression hit, families, charities and churches were weakened.
很多人担心当外国消费枯竭时，阿富汗会出现经济萧条。
Many fear an economic depression when foreign spending dries up.
当经济全速前进时，中国无暇顾及上述问题；但在萧条时期，中国关闭了国内那些废旧(和最没有效率)的煤炭和石油发电厂。
When the economy was firing on all cylinders, there was no capacity to spare, but in these slack times China has closed some of its oldest (and most inefficient) coal - and oil-fired power plants.
对过去20年来新闻报道文章的分析表明，当评论员们开始对经济状况做最坏打算时，可怕的“萧条”字眼出现频率变高。而目前的萧条指数已经是过去20年来的最高值了。
A survey of newspaper articles over the past two decades shows a sharp spike in mentions of the dreaded D-word, as commentators have started to think the worst.
对过去20年来新闻报道文章的分析表明，当评论员们开始对经济状况做最坏打算时，可怕的“萧条”字眼出现频率变高。而目前的萧条指数已经是过去20年来的最高值了。
A survey of newspaper articles over the past two decades shows a sharp spike in mentions of the dreaded D-word, as commentators have started to think the worst.
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