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A. 生活化、口語化的說法
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"The economy has been rough lately, and a lot of companies have gone under."
「最近經濟狀況很糟，很多公司都倒閉了。」 -
"Business has been tough recently, and many companies are closing down."
「最近生意很難做，許多公司都在關門大吉(倒閉)。」 -
"The economy's been pretty bad lately - tons of businesses are shutting down."
「最近經濟很不景氣，一堆企業都在停業。」
B. 客氣、有禮貌的說法
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"The economic climate has been challenging recently, and unfortunately, numerous companies have had to cease operations."
「最近的經濟環境充滿挑戰，不幸的是，許多公司不得不停止(中止)營運。」 -
"We've been experiencing some economic difficulties lately, and regrettably, several businesses have had to close their doors."
「我們最近經歷了一些經濟(上的)困難，令人遺憾的是，一些企業不得不關門。」
C. 中文學習者容易犯的錯誤
❌ 錯誤說法：
- "Recent economy is not good, many companies are broken."
「最近經濟不好，很多公司壞掉了。」
✅ 正確說法：
- "The economy has been poor recently, and many companies have gone out of business."
「最近經濟不景氣，很多公司倒閉了。」
常見錯誤解析：
- 不要用 "broken" 來形容公司倒閉
- 要用完成式 "has been" 而不是簡單現在式
- "Go out of business" 是正確的倒閉用法
D. 相關單字與片語
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Economy - 經濟
"The economy is struggling."
「經濟正在掙扎(陷入困境)。」 -
Recession - 經濟衰退
"We might be heading into a recession."
「我們可能正走向經濟衰退。」
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Go out of business - 倒閉
"The restaurant went out of business last month."
「那家餐廳上個月倒閉了。」 -
Shut down - 關閉
"They had to shut down due to financial problems."
「他們因為財務問題不得不關閉。」 -
Go under - 倒閉（口語）
"Three stores on Main Street went under this year."
「主街(大街)上今年有三家店倒閉了。」 -
Close down - 關門
"The factory is closing down next month."
「這家工廠下個月要關門了。」
E. 練習範例
- 範例 1：
"With the recent economic downturn, several local restaurants have had to close their doors permanently."
「由於最近的經濟衰退，幾家當地餐廳不得不永久關門。」 - 範例 2：
"The tough economic conditions this year have forced many small businesses to shut down operations."
「今年艱困的經濟條件迫使許多小企業停止營運。」 - 範例 3：
"It's been a challenging time for retailers - quite a few shops in the mall have gone out of business."
「對零售商來說這是個艱難的時期，購物中心裡有不少店家都倒閉了。」