1.〈英口〉“铁锈”地带
1.an area of heavy industry where unprofitable factories have closed down or are closing down
1.TECHCOLUMBUS is one of those ventures, scattered throughout the rustbelt, that provide hope to dreary surroundings.
TECHCOLUMBUS是那些散落在那些铁锈地带，给周围沉闷的环境带来希望的风险投资基金之一。
2.The rustbelt, from upstate New York to Illinois, was a particularly barren wasteland for American liberals.
覆盖从纽约北部至伊利诺伊州这一地区的锈色地带对美国的自由主义人士而言曾是一片特别贫瘠的不毛之地。
3.Although it might be hard for Midwest rustbelt congressmen to imagine, not everyone in China thinks WTO membership is an unalloyed good.
尽管美国中西部国会议员可能很难想象，但事实上，并非所有中国人都认为WTO资格有益无害。
4.And no wonder: the firm provided evidence to support a seductive hope, that the green economy can help to revive the suffering rustbelt.
所以不足为奇：Xunlight公司亮出活例，证明一个诱人的希望——绿色经济可以复苏创伤的“锈带”工业。
5.The Republicans have more ambitious ideas for a couple of rustbelt swing states.
对于中西部的几个摇摆州，共和党的野心更大。
6.In the Rust Belt, steel makers are building new mills to meet the demand for pipes needed to tap shale discoveries.
在铁锈地带（RustBelt），钢铁业者正在建造新工厂，以满足油页岩开发对于管道的需求。
7.The car industry in the rustbelt is miserable. Factories making thirsty pickup trucks are cutting back or closing.
铁锈地带的汽车工业是很悲惨的，制造卡车工厂正在裁员或关闭。
8.But much of the industry here is more modern, efficient and "clean" than that of China's old rustbelt cities.
但这里的大多数工业比中国落后的锈带城市更加现代化、高效和“清洁”。
9.The Big Three still loom largest in the rustbelt though they are also important to states such as Louisiana and Missouri.
三巨头在衰落地带（rustbelt）仍然举足轻重，不过对路易斯安那、密苏里等州的影响也不小。