Obama came to power when both the US and the world economy were in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Indeed, some of Obama’s economic advisers counseled him that unless urgent steps were taken to stimulate the economy, there was a one-in-three chance of entering a full-scale depression.
奥巴马上台时正逢美国和世界经济遭遇大萧条以来最严重的金融危机。事实上，奥巴马的一些经济顾问建议说，除非采取紧急刺激措施，否则经济将有三分之一的机会陷入全面萧条。