As tempting as it may be to attribute these developments to idiosyncratic factors, the latest slowdown in developed countries is not so easily dismissed. Lacking cyclical vigor in the aftermath of severe recessions, today’s economies are finding it especially difficult to shrug off the impact of shocks and break out of anemic growth trajectories.
人们总喜欢将这样的发展趋势归结为各种奇特的原因，但发达国家的最新减速之势并不容易开脱。由于在经历了严重衰退后缺乏周期性动力，今天的各大经济体发现摆脱冲击影响、突破长期不振的增长轨迹特别困难。