1·He used to be a first-rate workman, but he has been on the downgrade for some while now.
他过去是第一流的工匠，可是近一段时间退步了。
2·In New York, the blue-chip dow Jones Industrial Average slid lower on the downgrade, closing down 122 points to 10, 136.
在纽约，道琼斯工业平均指数在下坡路上继续下滑，下跌122点，以10136点报收。
3·Despite the uncertainty, some asset managers are trying to calm their clients by putting a positive spin on the downgrade.
尽管不确定因素很多，很多资产经理正试图安抚他们的客户，并希望客户们以塞翁失马的态度来看待降级。
4·What is on the downgrade in the first stage is the old quantity and the old quality, the manifestations being mainly quantitative.
在第一阶段，向下的东西是旧的量和质，主要地表现在量上。
5·So, it does not imply a fundamental increase in risk, and we don't believe that investors should change their behavior based solely on the downgrade.
因此，这并不是说，从根本上，增加了市场风险，而且，我们不相信，光靠降级事件，就能让投资者改变其行为理念。
6·The sheer volatility in the market as a result of the downgrade could end up helping, not hurting some investors, especially hedge funds, which thrive on market volatility.
对于有些投资者，特别是依赖于市场波动的对冲基金来说，这种由于降级而引发的市场巨震可能是好消息而不是坏消息。
7·By raising questions about that creditworthiness, the downgrade also threw doubt on the Treasury's ability to stand behind the financial system.
通过质疑信誉度，降级还对国库券为金融系统做后盾的能力抛出了疑问。
8·The pressure on the Eurozone has been ratcheted up another notch because of the downgrade.
因为降级，欧元区的压力再次升级。
9·That can have economic impact on a country and its airlines, and the threat of a Category 2 downgrade can prompt improvement.
这会对一个国家及其航空公司产生经济影响，而二类国家会面临降级的威胁，这可以促使航空公司改善其安全性。
10·And judging from the way investors have been treating Google's stock, you'd think it was also on track to face an early downgrade from Internet giant to also-ran.
从投资者对待Google这支股票的态度上看你可能会觉得Google现在较早的就面临一个下坡阶段从互联网巨头到落败者(also - ran)也是很正常的。