Statistics paint a sobering picture — unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth.

统计数据描绘了一幅不容乐观的画面：失业率攀升，信贷从紧，家庭观念淡薄，就业机会增长缓慢。

The events of October 1987 had a sobering effect on managers of large funds.

1987 年 10 月的事件令那些管理大量资金的经理变得冷静了许多。