That is true even in Germany, as its export markets falter and domestic demand fails to take up the slack.

这是正确的，即使在德国，由于其出口市场步履艰难，国内需求无法收拾残局。

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And there is nothing in the European data suggesting that the private sector will be ready to take up the slack in less than two years.

欧洲提供的数字里没有任何东西显示私营部门在不到两年内可以拉紧这根已经松弛的绳子。

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Or can exports take up the slack?

还是说出口能带动经济疲软？

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With just four big accounting firms remaining, and none of the next tier big enough to take up the slack, the corporate world cannot easily handle another accounting-firm failure.

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Sales of DVD discs have begun to decline, however, and Blu-ray has yet to take up the slack, leading some analysts to conclude that retailers risk losing sales to movie downloads, much as they lost CD sales to music downloads.

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Both have private-equity businesses, which might take up the slack during a slowdown.

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