国际英语资讯:Feature: Crisis-hit Greek antique artworks dealers welcome recovery, hope for better days
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 26-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="antique">antique</span> <span word="artworks">artworks</span>, <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="welcoming">welcoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="shrank">shrank</span> <span word="by">by</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="antiquarian">antiquarian</span> <span word="bookshops">bookshops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="galleries">galleries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="battered">battered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="plunging">plunging</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="exited">exited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horizon">horizon</span>, <span word="Takis">Takis</span> <span word="Kamarinos">Kamarinos</span>, <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Syntagma">Syntagma</span> <span word="square">square</span>, <span word="specializing">specializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="authentic">authentic</span> <span word="gravures">gravures</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="gravures">gravures</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prints">prints</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="engravings">engravings</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masses">masses</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span>, <span word="Kamarinos">Kamarinos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clientele">clientele</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Gravures">Gravures</span>'<span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="started">started</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Turnover">Turnover</span> <span word="deceased">deceased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 45-50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mend">mend</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="Kamarinos">Kamarinos</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resilience">resilience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span>.</p>
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