"You had the guts to make the tough calls that stopped the [economic] free fall, and saved our country from a second Great Depression," he said.

他说：“你有勇气做出了阻止经济继续下滑的艰难决定，使得我们的国家没有陷入第二次大萧条。”

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Let's not mince words: This looks an awful lot like the beginning of a second Great Depression.

别拐弯抹角了：这看起来极像是第二次大萧条的前兆。

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The magazine credited Bernanke with saving the United States from a second Great Depression.

该杂志称赞伯南克使美国免于陷入第二次大萧条。

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In November,11,000 jobs were lost. Mr.Obama says his $787 billion stimulus plan prevented a possible collapse of the financial system or a potential second Great Depression.

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You have to remember, however, that when he came to office, we were in an economic freefall and we had to take dramatic action in order to prevent the Great Recession from becoming the second Great Depression.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The record since then has been one of stopping the bleeding, arresting the freefall of our economy, preventing the second Great Depression in American history, and putting us back on a course towards economic growth and job creation.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

In 1937, the Fed drastically increased reserve requirements for no obvious reason, thereby producing the second leg of the Great Depression, as well as untold misery.

FORBES: When the Fed Makes Headlines, You Know We're In Trouble