1. We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions for many, many years. 我们正处于许多年以来最严重的一次经济衰退。
2. The current economic downturn is markedly different from previous recessions. 目前的经济衰退和以前的经济衰退明显不同。
3. While economic recessions hit some sectors hard, others go on like clockwork, or even experience growth. 当经济衰退重创一些行业时，另外一些行业却向上发展，像钟表机构，甚至在经历增长。
4. However, any future recessions in Vargonia will probably not reduce the availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools. 然而，瓦尔戈尼亚未来的任何经济衰退都不会减少政府资助学校的教学工作机会。
5. The narrowness of this perspective ignores the pervasive recessions and joblessness of the previous decades, as Alexander Keyssar shows in his recent book. 正如 Alexander Keyssar 在其新书中所指出的那样，这种狭隘的观点忽略了过去几十年普遍存在的衰退和失业现象。
