Ms. Su says the slowdown in growth is not due to shoppers losing their enthusiasm, but because of the abundance of competitors around town.

苏女士说，增长率的逐渐下滑不是因为店主们失去了热情，而是因为在这个城镇周围有太多的竞争者了。

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There are two worrying features of the slowdown.

这种减缓有两个令人担忧的特征。

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There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world's most populous countries, India and China.

（经济）放缓有两个令人担忧的特点。其一，在世界上人口最多的国家——印度和中国，这种现象尤为明显。

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The numbers of illegal immigrants arriving in France has also dropped, with Immigration Minister Eric Besson attributing the slowdown to the economic crisis and tougher immigration policies.

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Despite the slowdown, Vietnamese officials remain upbeat about the outlook for the economy.

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Australia's mineral exports, especially to China and India, helped to insulate the country from the worst of the global slowdown.

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It is confronted with a confidence crisis, aggravated by the slowdown in global economic growth.

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The slowdown isn't automatic, and it isn't for the entire length of the trip.

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Exports, too, have fared poorly due to the slowdown in the U.S. and Europe.

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