１９９９年已经过去了近半年，人们预期的由去年四季度开始的经济继续回升的态势并没有出现，经济在低位徘徊的时间看来比预计的要长，形势也比想象的要严峻。不过，并不是所有的经济指标都呈现出悲观的景象，也还有一些指标反映出经济中的积极变化，尽管这些变化体现得还不是 It is almost six months since 1999. The expected upward trend of the economy started in the fourth quarter of last year has not come yet. The time when the economy is hovering at a low level seems longer than expected and the situation is grimmerner than imagined. However, not all economic indicators are pessimistic, and there are some indicators that reflect positive changes in the economy, although these changes are not yet reflected