他们担心会再次发生商业萧条 they are fearful of another business depression
在商业萧条时期货币流通滞缓 during a depression money circulates slowly
萧条 1.(寂寞冷落; 毫无生气) desolate; bleak 一片萧条的景象 a desolate scene on all sides2.[经] depression; slump; very dull 经济萧条 economic depression; slump; 萧条地区 depressed area; 生意萧条。 business is bad