Asia ushered in 2009 with more ghastly economic data. Singapore's economy may shrink by 2 per cent. South Korean exports tumbled 17 per cent in the year to December. Indian and Chinese factories are scything output. 亚洲以更多糟糕的经济数据迎来了2009年:新加坡经济可能萎缩2%;在截至去年12月的一年里,韩国出口下降了17%;印度和中国的工厂都在削减产出。
They were scything the first swathe round the hedges. 他们正沿着树篱收割第一茬农作物。