1·Many of these institutions must have feared the weak pound would give UK education a competitive boost.
很多这类机构之前一定担心，疲弱的英镑将提高英国教育的竞争力。
2·A weak pound, especially against the dollar, is another near-certain consequence of the British economy's recessionary troubles.
羸弱的英镑，尤其是在对抗美元的时候，是另一项几乎可以肯定的英国经济处于衰退泥潭所造成的后果。
3·A weak pound could also explain Britain's renewed economic strength, much as a surge in the yen has increased worries about Japan.
英镑的弱势也解释了英国得以复原的经济活力，这跟日元飞涨让日本忧心忡忡是一个道理。
4·Fuelled by the weak pound, which has made Britain much cheaper for Europeans than two years ago, Edinburgh has been enjoying a tourist boom.
英镑疲软使英镑兑欧元汇率比两年前大大下跌，受此影响，爱丁堡喜迎旅游热潮。
5·The weak pound has made foreign drops pricier and given a boost to local wines, says Julia Trustram Eve of the English wine Producers' association.
英国葡萄酒制造商协会的茱莉亚•夏娃指出疲软的英镑使得外国酒更昂贵，从而推动了本国酒的销量。
6·Officials are already concerned that a lack of engineers could delay the whole project, while cheap natural gas and a weak pound make the economics tricky.
官员们已在为因工程师的缺乏而可能导致的整个计划的推迟而忧虑。于此同时，低廉的天然气价格和疲软的英镑使经济捉襟见肘。
7·London shops have defied the recession better than those elsewhere, bolstered by tourism and the weak pound, and by the spending power of local residents.
伦敦的商户们比其他地方的更加有效地抵御了经济衰退。这都是由旅游，弱势英镑和居民购买力所刺激的。
8·Surprisingly, apart from the underground everything proved to be fairly cheap thanks to the recession and with the weak pound we could afford to spend a little more.
让人惊讶的是，由于经济不景气，除了地铁以外，所有东西都非常便宜，加上英镑走低，我们可以负担更多费用。
9·For the past few years this has remained relatively constant—buoyed partly by the weak pound—but, as the chart shows, the trend over the decade to 2007 was slightly downward.
在过去的几年当中，这一点保持的相当稳定—浮动部分是由于英镑的疲软导致的—但是，如图表所示，在到2007年的十年间，(整体)趋势有一点的下滑。
10·Although austerity should be negative for the UK, as UK demand sags and the country falls into recession, the weak pound will fatten profit margins and equities should outperform.
虽然紧缩政策对于英国是不利，因为英国需求骤降，且陷入经济衰退，但疲弱的英镑将增加企业的利润和股票因该会上涨。