回复：***** 《每日一句汉译英》*****

The weakening/slowdown/contraction of consumer spending, which is(was?) the major driving force of US economy(the driving force of many US economic activities), damages/damaged US economic growth.

US economic growth is at standstill/damaged/hindered by the weak(weakening) consumer spending, the major driving force of US economy.

US economic growth is at standstill/damaged/hindered by the weak consumer spending, which is the driving force of many US economic activities.

Consumer spending, the driving force of many US economic activities, is weakening further, which severely damages US economic growth.

Consumer spending, the driving force of many US economic activities, is weakening further, severely damaging US economic growth.

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• 回复：回复：***** 《每日一句汉译英》***** -jennea- ♀ (285 bytes) () 09/03/2011 postreply 08:57:04

• jennea的学习方法真好！ -非文学青年- ♀ (62 bytes) () 09/03/2011 postreply 12:12:48

• try to memorize the words I learend during reading~~ -jennea- ♀ (437 bytes) () 09/03/2011 postreply 18:00:48

• has at standstill --> is at standstill ? -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/03/2011 postreply 19:48:10

• has been at standstill -jennea- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/03/2011 postreply 21:00:19

• Like "hinder". I thought about harm, hurt, impair. -浮上来冒个小泡- ♀ (24 bytes) () 09/03/2011 postreply 17:38:26

• "harm, hurt, impair" all should be fine, based on google ~~ -jennea- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/03/2011 postreply 18:05:34