1. However, in the absence of plausible alternative explanations for the gloomy economic news of the past 15 — 20 years and the gloomier prospects implicit in the projections of those trends, industrial societies — fearful for the future — might very we
    然而, 由于对过去15-20年里令人感到沮丧的经济新闻和对那些趋势的反映中暗含的更为令人感到沮丧的前景没能作出其他令人信服的解释，工业社会因为害怕未来很可能会要采取倒退措施。

2. The first trip to the employment agency, the first friend you tell, the first interview and, most fearful of all, the first trip to the unemployment (失业) office.
    第一次到职业介绍所去，第一个听你说你已失了业的朋友，第一次求职面试，最可怕的是第一次到失业办公室去。