Despite the current economic downturn, we should try not to be left high and dry in our daily lives.

虽然目前经济衰退，我们日常生活不该处于无援境地。

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Despite the current downturn, the US economy will continue to be the most important economy in the world.

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Despite the downturn, the report says Asia is in a much better position to cope with the current crisis than it was in the late 1990s.

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