By reducing consumption and slowing the labor market, the Fed is able to take some pressure off inflation over time.

通过减少消费和减缓劳动力市场，美联储能够在一定程度上减轻通胀压力。

Bob O'Donnell, an IDC vice president said the Windows 8 launch not only failed to increase PC sales, but seemed to have slowed the market.

IDC副总裁鲍勃·奥多内尔说，Windows 8的推出不仅未能增加个人电脑的销售，似乎还阻碍了市场。

In many countries the core rate of inflation, excluding volatile energy and food prices, remains uncomfortably high—at 3.2% in America and 2.9% across the euro zone—even as underlying economies show signs of slowing and financial markets become increasingly jittery.

在许多国家，尽管基础经济出现放缓迹象、金融市场愈发紧张，但不包括波动的能源和食品价格的核心通胀率仍然高得令人不安，美国为 3.2%，欧元区为 2.9%。