在全球范围出现经济衰退的形势下，澳大利亚一度不可一世的采矿业可能因大宗商品价格和需求下降而面临更大的下行压力。
Western Australian trade union representative Simone McGurk says the speed of the slowdown has come as a shock.
西澳大利亚洲的工会代表西摩恩·麦泽克说，经济放缓的速度令人震撼。
"People have been surprised at how quickly the global situation has started to come home to us in WA. In Western Australia, we lead a very charmed existence. It's not only our coastline and our weather, but we have enormous natural resources that we've been able to exploit. The challenge for our government is to make sure that the community can withstand these changes."
“人们对于全球局势迅速传导到国内，影响到我们西澳大利亚州的速度感到惊讶。在西澳大利亚州，我们享有得天独厚的自然条件，我这里所说的不仅是海岸线和气候，而且我们拥有巨大的、便于开采的自然资源。我们的政府面临的挑战是确保这个地区能够经得起国际局势变化的考验。”
A recent survey has shown that business confidence in Western Australia is at a ten-year low.
一项最近的调查结果显示，西澳大利亚的商业信心指数降到10年来的最低水平。
But, despite the gloom, there is optimism.
尽管前景黯淡，但是也有人仍保持乐观。
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James pierson, the chief executive of the State Chamber of Commerce and industry, says the local economy is robust enough to eventually boost back strongly.
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