1.Spain's figures are particularly horrendous. But youth unemployment is rising perniciously across much of the developed world.
西班牙的数据尤其令人发憷，但青年失业率不断上升也在大多数发达国家恶性蔓延。
2.While elementary schools have shown progress on national achievement exams, high-school results have stayed perniciously low.
尽管小学在全国性水平考试中表现出了进步，但高中的成绩却还停留在相当低的水平。
3.But youth unemployment is rising perniciously across much of the developed world.
但是青年失业问题在许多发达国家之间都在逐渐恶化。
4.But that role can only be fulfilled if the government can stop them from perniciously distorting the country's economy.
但如果政府能够阻止他们扭曲整个国家的经济，那么这种积极作用才能应验。