soft patch

It looks like this recovery has hit its second 'soft patch' which, for a recovery that is less than two years old, is troubling to say the least, said Paul Ashworth, chief US economist at Capital Economics.

本轮复苏貌似遇到了第二段‘疲软期’，对一轮不满两年的复苏来说，这种情况至少让人不安。凯投宏观（Capital Economics）美国首席经济学家保罗阿什沃思（Paul Ashworth）表示。

After years of restructuring the company and retooling its offerings, the e-commerce company seems to be hitting something of a soft patch that, while far from derailing its comeback, is taking a good amount of the wind out of it.

经过多年的架构重组和产品线重构，这家电商企业似乎正驶入一片疲软地带.虽不至于让它偏离复苏的轨道，但也正对它产生诸多不利影响。