不景气

Retail business slacks down when employment drops.

业率低时零售业。

Adverse circumstances compelled him to close his business.

生意,迫使他得停业。

The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.

根据今天官方公布数字，这个行业仍。

The new tax is another nail in the coffin of the British film industry.

新税收使英国电影业雪上加霜。

The local steelworks is running down and is likely to close within three years.

当地这家钢铁厂越来越,有可能在三年内倒闭。

They can expect an earful on what the slump is doing economically.

他们将因商业对经济所产生影响而受到严厉训斥。

Business is deplorably dull.

生意极为。

Trade is slack this week.

这周买卖。

In a period of recession businessmen have to sit tight and hope for better times in the future.

经济，商人得静观事态变化，希望未来情况会有好转。