Let us start by looking at the battered high-income countries .

我们先来看一下那些遭受重创的高收入国家。

The already battered stockmarket has been sliding further .

已遭重创的美国股市又在进一步的下滑。

But the recession has battered the public finances .

但是衰退对财政是一个沉重的打击。

Stress tests conducted by the fed in 2009 helped rebuild confidence in the battered us financial system .

美联储2009年进行的压力测试帮助重塑了对倍受打击的美国金融体系的信心。

That potential donors admitted that they would prefer to help animals over battered women also reveals some odd instincts in the realm of empathy and philanthropy .

人们承认自己更愿意捐款给动物保护组织而非受虐妇女的事实揭示了人们在同情心和慈善事业上的怪异本性。