[译] 今天，西方国家正处于30年代大萧条以来最严重衰退的控制之中。
[误] West countries are now in the grip of the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

[正] Western countries are now in the grip of the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
[注] "西方国家"应该说 western countries，西方（尤指西欧和北美）的英语是 the West。地球表面明确的区分，尤其是政治区分，通常称为 North，South，East 或 West。较不确定的区分通常为 Northern，Southern，Eastern 或 Western。