The world economy is slowly recovering from the global economic downturn but the comeback has been shadowed by the debt crisis in Europe.

首先， 上海世博会召开的背景是，世界正在慢慢地从此轮金融危机的阴影中走出来，同时欧洲正在遭受债务危机的影响。

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The economic leaders issued a statement saying although most economies are now recovering from last year's financial crisis, the recovery remains fragile and growth over the next few quarters is likely to be uneven.

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This year's Economic Report of the President describes the progress we have made recovering from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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We were still very much in the early parts of recovering from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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And today, our economy is recovering, but it's not yet fully recovered from the worst financial crisis and economic crisis that we've experienced since the Great Depression.

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