VOA慢速英语:Major Economies Caught in Debate Between Debt and Growth

例句：Nursed the fledgling Business through an economic downturn.
      经济衰退中精心料理刚起步的生意

对应的表示经济衰退的词：

slowdown n.降低速度,减速

例句：a slowdown in the economy
      经济放缓

      The slowdown in domestic demand was offset by an increase in exports.
      国内需求放缓和出口增长互相抵消了。
 
recession n.经济衰退; 不景气；经济萎缩

2.extend vi.(空间、时间等)延伸; 延续

例句：My garden extends as far as the river.
      我的花园一直伸展到河边。
  
3.rewrite vt.改写

例句：The teacher asked the students to rewrite the text.
      老师要学生改写课文。

4.passage n.经过, 通过; 消逝

例句：With the passage of time the incident was forgotten.
      随着时间的消逝, 那个事件被忘却了。

5.secure vt.固定,获得,保证,使安全

例句：We have secured a first-class cook.
      我们已经请到了一位第一流的厨师。

      Can you secure me two good seats for the concert?
      你能为我弄到两张音乐会好座位的票吗?

6.delay vt. vi.(使)耽搁, 延误

例句：It is getting late, don't delay.
      时间已晚, 不要耽搁了。

      Heavy traffic delayed us.
      繁忙的交通把我们耽误了。