广播电视英语短句 第 59 课：经济低迷-1

What began more than a year ago is often described as "the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression." 一年多前开始的经济形势经常被描述为“大萧条以来最严重的经济危机”。

The downturn is bad, but it would have to get much worse to compare to the nineteen thirties. 经济低迷是不好的，但是与30年代相比就不算太糟了。

Next October will mark the eightieth anniversary of what is generally considered the beginnings of the Depression. 明年十月将标志着一般认为是大萧条初期的80周年纪念日。

In just two days the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost almost twenty-five percent of its value. 仅仅在两天中，道琼斯工业股票平均指数下跌近25%。

The stock market continued to drop until July of nineteen thirty-two. 直到1932年7月，股票市场一直持续下跌。