各大公司正连续第三季度削减其资本支出计划。

Capital spending plans are being scaled back for the third quarter in a row.

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这是连续第二季度消费支出下降，这种情况是1995年以来第一次出现。

This was the second quarter in a row that consumer spending had waned, the first time this has happened since 1995.

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星期二那样连续几小时的油价狂飙所带来的经济冲击将会产生更大的影响，比如说消费者会突然减少消费支出，或者像美国卡特里娜飓风过后供应被破坏那样。

Shocks like the Tuesday's after-hours surge will have a more disturbing impact, as buyers suddenly slash their spending, as happened in America after hurricane Katrina disrupted supplies.

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