However, the barometer, which uses five colours to measure the health of the economy, continued to flash blue, indicating recession, for the ninth month in a row. 然而，这项以五色显示经济健康度的晴雨表，仍然闪着蓝色，表示经济仍在衰退，而这次衰退已持续有九个月之多。
The hangover's duration will depend on many things, from the strength of foreign economies to the degree to which American firms cut jobs and investment. 衰退的余震会持续多久，这要取决于很多东西，从外部经济的健康度到美国企业裁员和削减投资的程度，等等。
