flatlines

What if, like Japan, this is only the beginning and the Dow has another quarter-odd century left to fall, or just flatlines?

如果，像日本那样，这只是痛苦的开始，道琼斯指数还有大约四分之一个世纪将继续下滑，或只是持平？

Usually, the high then flatlines, and guilt starts creeping in. . . except, thatis, when the item you're purchasing is a pair of shoes.

通常来说，付钱之后，这种亢奋就会消退，而我们就会觉得有负罪感——有一种东西除外，那就是，当你买的是鞋子的时候。

At the hospital, Janet's heart monitor flatlines in surgery. York and Teri watch helplessly from outside.

在医院中，被施加手术的珍妮特的心跳在显示器上呈现为一条直线。阿伦和泰瑞在手术室外无助地看着这一切。