日本经济动荡

 Major Japanese firms are experiencing growing pressure from the global economic slowdown, along with waning¹ consumer demand, and the impact of deteriorating² ties with China. Japanese electronics firm, Sharp, is warning that it might not survive, after nearly doubling its full-year net loss forecast to 5.6 billion US dollars.

On Wednesday, Panasonic said it anticipates losses of 9.6 billion U.S. dollars for the current business year. It would mark the company’s fourth year of net losses in five years.

On Thursday, Toyota said sales of its new vehicles in China dropped 44 percent in October, from a year earlier. Latest figures show the total sales of new vehicles plunged³ 5.7 percent year on year. Japanese think-tanks are predicting a fall in the country’s GDP growth in the third quarter.

1 waning   

adj.（月亮）渐亏的，逐渐减弱或变小的n.月亏v.衰落( wane的现在分词 )；（月）亏；变小；变暗淡

参考例句：

• Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly. 她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。
• The day is waning and the road is ending. 日暮途穷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

3 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。