尽管我有些不安，但是《自由工作者国度》一书解释了世界如何正转移到为自己工作的人的世界。现在我知道我们当时是逆流而上，然而那是我们的无心插柳。

I was nervous but "Free Agent Nation" explained how the world was shifting toward people working on their own, and I now knew we were surfing the trend, however unintentional our intention.

youdao

我认为，这表示，经过去年年底和今年第一季度自由落体式的经济下滑后，现在经济衰退的速度绝对是放慢了。

I think it means the rate of decline in the economy, which during late last year and the first quarter of this year was like a free-fall, is definitely slowing down.

youdao

即使到课程结束时，能否接受这个观点，依然是你们的自由，相反，你们要现在就能接受，倒是会让我感到很奇怪。

It's an open question whether you'll believe it when this class comes to an end, but I'd be surprised if many of you believe it now.

youdao