分析师说，墨西哥经济急剧下滑的主要原因是墨西哥经济与美国紧密相连，美国目前正陷入19世纪30年代以来最严重的经济衰退。

Analysts say the main cause of Mexico's nosedive is that the nation's economy is tied strongly to that of the United States, which is mired in the deepest economic downturn since the 1930s.

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他说，由于全球性的衰退，2009年的出口可能会比去年同期下滑6%。

Exports may decline 6 percent in 2009 from a year earlier because of the global recession, he said.

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我认为，这表示，经过去年年底和今年第一季度自由落体式的经济下滑后，现在经济衰退的速度绝对是放慢了。

I think it means the rate of decline in the economy, which during late last year and the first quarter of this year was like a free-fall, is definitely slowing down.

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