人口学家和地理学家把缓慢的情形都归咎于不景气，加州情形尤为严重，以致加州一度蓬勃的经济竟然在全国复苏中落在各州之后。 Demographers and geographers attribute the slowing largely to the recession, which has hit California particularly hard, leaving its once-robust economy to bring up the rear of the national recovery.
日本公司有能力在发展与生产方面，较美国公司投资为多，是他们在半导体方面占上风的一个主要原因。现在，英泰尔计划在经济不景气时大量投资以压倒弱小竞争者。 The ability to outspend American companies on development and production has been a big reason Japanese companies have made gains in the semi-conductor business. Now Intel plans to borrow a page from the Japanese by spending heavily through a recession to gain ground on weaker competitors.
经济不景气常因战争所致。 Economic depression often follows war.
有几家银行在不景气时期倒闭了。 Several banks failed during the depression.
