dashing hopes

Stock markets around the world tumbled again on Tuesday , dashing hopes that financial markets would calm down after two weeks of turbulence .

本周二，全球股市再次大跌，击破了金融市场将在两周的震荡后走稳的希望。

However , China 's imports have since slowed sharply , dashing hopes that it could act as an economic motor helping to drive the world economy towards recovery .

此前有很多人希望，中国能起到经济引擎的作用，帮助世界经济走向复苏，然而，随着中国进口迅速下降，这种期望也随之落空。

Economic fundamentals also appeared to deteriorate as purchasing managers ' indices for the 17-country eurozone showed private sector economic activity contracted unexpectedly sharply this month , dashing hopes of an early return to growth .

经济基本面因素似乎也在恶化。拥有17个成员国的欧元区的采购经理指数（PMI）显示，私营部门经济活动本月意外大幅收缩，粉碎了人们对于经济将很快恢复增长的希望。

The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee continued to forecast that it will keep interest rates low until late-2014 , dashing market hopes that it might extend that date into 2015 .

负责制定利率的联邦公开市场委员会（fomc）继续预计，将维持低利率水平至2014年年末，从而击碎了市场对于它可能将这一时间延后至2015年的期盼。

I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man ; wine is not so noble a liquor ; and think of dashing the hopes of a morning with a cup of warm coffee , or of an evening with a dish of tea !

我相信一个聪明人的唯一饮料是白开水，酒并不是怎样高贵的液体，试想一杯热咖啡足以捣毁一个早晨的希望，一杯热茶又可以把晚上的美梦破坏掉！