中文原文

人们很容易对全球贸易的状况感到悲观。近几年，全球贸易面临巨大阻力：2016 年，其增长 15 年来首次落后于世界经济增速。地区及全球贸易协定正逐渐停滞不前。

自己的译文

There is a tendency for people to make gloomy forecasts about global trade. In recent years, global trade has faced huge resistance: in 2016, it’s growth lagged behind that of the world economy for the first time in 15 years. Regional and global trade agreements are also bogged down.

经济学人原文

It is easy to be downcast about the state of global trade. It has faced stiff headwinds in recent years: in 2016, for the first time in 15 years, it grew more slowly than the world economy. Regional and global trade deals are going nowhere, slowly.

自己版本和原文的不同

👉downcast

/ˈdaʊnkɑ:st;NAmE-kæst​/adj.

1.(of eyes眼睛)looking down向下的；低垂的

Eyes downcast, she continued eating.她低垂双眼，不停地吃。

2.(of a person or an expression人或表情)sad or depressed悲哀的；沮丧的；垂头丧气的SYNDEJECTED

A group of downcast men stood waiting for food.一群人垂头丧气地站在那儿等着吃饭。

👉巨大阻力

huge resistance VS stiff headwinds

正逐渐停滞不前

are going nowhere, slowly

get/go nowhere

to have no success or make no progress 

The proposal went nowhere in the Senate.

get nowhere with somebody/something

He was getting nowhere with the Bentley case.

get somebody nowhere

A negative attitude will get you nowhere.

I soon realized that being tough was getting me nowhere fast (=was not helping me achieve anything).

原文中惊艳到自己的地方

三个表达(downcast, has faced stiff headwinds, are going nowhere)的精妙, 这三个表达都是和方向有关的——因为global trade has faced stiff headwinds，并且Regional and global trade deals 都在going nowhere，所以人们只得look down。真的很形象生动。

今天打卡的时候看到有一个小伙伴说自己有一个宏大的目标，就是希望能写出像经济学人一样的文章来。有时读经济学人的文章，自己也难免会有这种想法，一步一步慢慢来吧，先从欣赏开始，哈哈~

自己用这个表达造的句子

It is easy to be downcast about the art cinema in China. It has faced stiff headwinds in rencent years: in 2016, the showtime for arthouse films reached a record low, and the fundraising for promotion is also going nowhere.