尽管如此，该国今年第一季度的经济增长速度大幅放缓(见图表)。

Nevertheless, the economy slowed sharply in the first quarter of this year (see chart).

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本田今年一季度的营收入下跌了27%，营业利润几乎消失殆尽。

Revenues fell 27% in the first quarter, and its operating profit nearly disappeared.

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但这微弱的闪光或许会被今年第一季度所抹杀。

But even this flicker of life may prove to have been snuffed out in the first quarter of this year.

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