Unemployment peaked well below the levels endured in past recessions and had begun to drift down.

失业率峰值也没有达到过去经济危机所经受的程度，并且已经开始缓慢下降。

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They drift the logs down the river to the sawmills.

他们使那些圆木漂下河流到锯木厂。

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Then exhale smoothly, letting your hands drift down into your lap, and relax, feeling the vitality of the breath circulate throughout your body.

然后呼气顺畅，让你的双手把你的漂移一圈下来，放松，感觉呼吸循环活力的整个身体。

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Again a change resulted in immediate success, Mohammad Rafique's first ball trapping Dravid, the captain infuriated with the decision as the ball appeared to drift down the leg-side.

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Up-market independents may be siphoned off by Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and likely Green Party candidate, while down-market ones could drift to Pat Buchanan, the likely Reform Party candidate.

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It will also be a chance for the parties to shake off some of the challenges that are holding them down, such as the right-wing drift of the GOP -- which could hurt the chances of the Republican candidates in 2016, regardless of how charismatic and talented they are.

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