During tough economic times when US consumers are trying to cut back the indulgence they can't seem to live without is books.
经济困难时期当美国消费者试着缩减嗜好。他们看起来不能离开书而生活。As expected my energy level began to wane after a few months on the road, and my original ambitious itinerary grew a bit shorter.
正如所料，几个月后我的体力有所下降，对原本热望的旅程进行了缩减。Virtually the only piece left from Travelers will be a hobbled version of the investment bank formerly known as Salomon Brothers.
Travelers留下的唯一财产，几乎就将是前称为所罗门兄弟（SalomonBrothers）的投资银行的缩减版。Those assumptions are generous, since the cuts in spending, coupled with a strong euro, would probably lead to much slower economic growth.
这两个假设都很乐观，因为缩减支出和欧元坚挺可能会导致经济增速更加放缓。Brown eyes, short brown hair with a good deal of gray in it, especially around the temples, but not thinning or receding to any extent.
棕色的眼睛，短的棕色的头发夹杂着不少灰色，特别是在太阳穴四周，而且一点也不稀少或缩减。The shortened version of AHR does not bind nearly so easily to PCBs. It still, however, seems to work as a transcription factor.
这个缩减版本的AHR难以和PCB结合，不过看来依然能发挥转录因子的作用。Recession in the United States was the main cause, with exports there down by 36. 9% from a year earlier.
美国的经济衰退是出现这种状况的主要原因，自去年起日本对其出口缩减了36.China's decision to prop up the dollar is not going to be affected by the size of the US budget deficit.
美国缩减了财政赤字，中国人为地让美元维持在高位的决心不会因此而受影响。He said the public sector spending squeeze expected after the next election would dampen growth.
他说，预期下届选举之后出现的公共部门开支缩减将会对英国经济的增长造成打击。