If prices fall further then we might accelerate that, "said Evans, chief executive of the Rio Tinto Alcan business."

“如果铝价继续下跌，我们可能会加快这一进程”，这个力拓的加拿大铝业首席执行官埃文斯说。

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Deflation can make a slowing economy worse, because falling prices give consumers an incentive to delay purchases until prices fall further.

通货紧缩会使下滑的经济状况更加恶化，因为商品价格下降使消费者倾向于推迟购买，直到物价进一步下跌。

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And if the depressed prices continue for more than a year or prices fall further, even companies that are thought be safely capitalised will begin to be stretched.

如果当前低迷的价格持续超过一年或继续下跌，即使那些原本筹资安全的公司也将开始变得拮据。

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If prices fall further, they may finally have the chance to set up home.

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And if the depressed prices continue for more than a year or prices fall further, even companies that are thought be safely capitalised will begin to be stretched.

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Inflation should come down too, as energy prices fall further.

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