喘口气

• And despite the odd bit of good news , such as this week ' s figures showing that housing starts rose unexpectedly in september and builders ' gloom had lifted slightly , the painful truth is that america ' s housing adjustment probably has a lot further to go
  上周的统计数字显示，九月份住房市场出乎意料的回升，一筹莫展的建筑商们可以稍稍喘口气，但是偶然出现的零星好消息却无法掩盖这样痛苦的事实：美国房地产市场的调整，决非一朝一夕能够完成的。