There is no analogous set of floodlights being deployed to erase the shadow that is currently being cast by the lesser depression. On the contrary, the shadow is lengthening with each passing day, owing to the absence of effective policies to get the flow of economy-wide nominal spending back on its previous track.
如今，小萧条也留下了阴影，但我们却找不到类似的强光。相反，由于缺少有效政策来让整个经济的名义支出流重回往日轨道，每过去一天，这一阴影就延长几分。