Yet another lost year for Palestinian development was chalked up in 2008 as the economy not only failed to recover but continued to lose ground for the ninth year in a row (figure 1).
1. 对巴勒斯坦发展来说，2008年又白白错过，因为经济不仅没有复苏，而且还连续第九年继续衰退(图1)。