slump：（v）沉重的落下或倒下
（n）商业萧条期，不景气
Tired from her walk she slumped down onto the sofa。
她走累了，一屁股坐到沙发上。
But always remember: this slump can be cured.
请永远记住：这次萧条是可以治愈的。
The price of electronic products slump recently.
最近以来，电子产品的价格暴跌。
But that dire outcome is no longer impossible, not because a slump is inevitable, far from it, but because action is needed to prevent one.
但那种可怕的后果并非不可能，不是因为一场衰退已无法避免，远非如此，而是因为我们需要行动来阻止它。
depress：（v）使某人忧愁，消沉，沮丧
That alone should depress prices.
仅这一点就会压低价格。
Expanding the source of raw material should also depress the price of petroleum.
原料来源的扩展同样会对石油价格起到抑制作用。
That might not work in a region as integrated as Europe—and if it did it would depress the economy by limiting the circulation of cash for commerce.
这可能对于一体化程度如此高的欧洲没有作用。 即使发挥了作用，它也将会限制贸易资金流动，从而抑制经济发展。