Exports, a core component of the Chinese economy, remain soft.

出口是中国经济的核心组成部分，仍然疲软。

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Your face, eyes, tongue, and throat areas should remain soft, as in all asanas.

你的面部，眼睛，舌头，和喉咙区域应该保持柔软，就像在所有的体式中一样。

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While headline inflation remains high, core inflation has come down and is likely to remain soft in coming months.

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Meanwhile, U.S. Federal Reserve policy-setters acknowledged in a statement Tuesday that economic conditions remain soft and they intend to leave interest rates at record low levels until mid-2013, which analysts have described as supportive for gold.

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Still, the below-50 readings in the HSBC PMI suggest that activity and demand remain soft and that a strong rebound in the fourth appears unlikely, Barclays Capital analysts led by Jian Chang in Hong Kong warned on Wednesday.

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