房价下跌可能促使家庭抑制消费、延缓购房计划，从而导致房价进一步下跌，造成总体经济疲弱。

Declining house prices may cause households to rein in both consumption and home buying plans, leading to further falls in house prices and overall weakness in the economy.

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毫不令人惊讶的是，那些电视彻夜不关、没有消费计划、青少年的卧室里有电视的家庭还在为越来越多的媒体消费。

No surprise, more media is consumed in households in which TVs are always on, where there are no rules, and where kids have TVs in their bedrooms.

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英国消费者很显然已经着手实现一个更加减衣缩食的计划因为不断上涨的食物和原油价格和缓慢的工资增长已经占用了大部分家庭开支。

British consumers are apparently embarking on a new round of belt-tightening as soaring food and petrol prices and below-inflation wage rises eat into household budgets.

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