I slammed on my brakes. But before the truck stopped, the bumper hit something with a sickening sound.

我猛踩刹车，但是车还没刹住保险杠就撞到了什么东西，那声音真是恐怖。

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As the global recession hit, China slammed on the brakes in order to protect its exports.

在全球经济衰退打击下，中国踩了刹车，以保护其出口。

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Vattenfall has also hit the brakes elsewhere, like in Hamburg suburb of Geesthacht. Plans to increase the capacity of the existing reservoir there have been put on hold.

Vattenfall也在另外的地方踩刹车，如在汉堡郊区的吉斯达，增加现有水库容量的也被搁置。

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According to Einstein, the force of gravity keeping your feet on the ground is fundamentally identical to the force slamming your body forward when you hit the brakes on the highway or take a sudden sharp turn.

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Stock investors took their cue and began buying on the hope that the Fed will hit the brakes on its series of 17 consecutive interest-rate increases.

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Fiat has been suffering from a decision taken in the midst of the financial crisis: to hit the brakes on its investment in developing new cars.

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