In that case, rather than bringing the hoped-for end of the Great Recession of 2008, a downturn that has lasted too long and caused too much suffering, 2012 may mark the beginning of a new and more frightening phase of the world’s worst economic calamity in three-quarters of a century.
果真如此的话，走出持续了太长、造成了太多伤害的2008年大衰退的希望将落空，2012年将是75年来全世界最严重的经济灾难走向更严峻阶段的开始。