1. There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth. 在经济增长方面一直存在急剧的减速。
2. Customers have cut back spending because of the economic slowdown. 由于经济放缓，顾客们已经减少了花销。
3. 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。
4. There are two worrying features of the slowdown. 这种减缓有两个令人担忧的特征。
5. 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。
