Indeed, this is arguably a more captivating story than was the most intense moment of the financial crisis, in 2008, when Lehman Brothers collapsed. The drop in the Gallup Economic Confidence Index was sharper in July 2011 than it was in 2008, although the index has not yet fallen to a lower level than it reached then.
事实上，这个故事如此迷人，大有超越2008年雷曼兄弟倒闭将危机推向高潮之势。盖洛普经济信心指数在2011年7月的跌势比2008年更剧烈，尽管距离当初的低点还有一段距离。