The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was this morning. 
Der Verkehr ist normalerweise nicht so schlimm wie heute Morgen. 
Giao thông thường không tệ như sáng nay. The economy was bad, so a lot of people were out of work. Der Wirtschaft ging's schlecht, deswegen haben viele Leute ihre Arbeit verloren. Kinh tế khi ấy tồi tệ nên nhiều người không có việc làm.