VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Says US Economy Not in Recession
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
White House
28 February 2008
President Bush says the U.S. economy is not in recession, although it is in a slowdown. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the state of the economy has become the lead issue in the U.S. presidential campaign.
New economic data shows the U.S. economy barely grew in the last quarter of 2007.
Some economists 2 say that is another sign the nation is moving toward a recession, but President Bush is more optimistic.
"I don't think we're headed to a recession, but no question we're in a slowdown,"
At a White House news conference, the president said robust 3 action has been taken to prevent a recession, a reference to the economic stimulus 4 package recently passed by Congress that will put rebate 5 checks into the hands of many taxpayers 6 and provide businesses with investment incentives 7.
"Consumerism is a significant part of our GDP growth, and we want to sustain the American consumer, encourage the American consumer and, at the same time, we want to encourage investment," he added.
Mr. Bush was asked if growing public unease about the economy might hurt his Republican Party in this year's presidential election.
He refused to answer directly, saying his concern when dealing 8 with the economy is not politics but the welfare of the American people. And yet, it is clear that the upcoming election may, in part, prove to be a referendum on the president's economic policies.
The two remaining candidates for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination 9 - Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton - have both warned of a pending 10 recession and have laid the blame squarely on the Bush administration.
At a recent campaign debate in Texas, Obama spoke 11 at length about the country's economic woes 12.
"You don't need an economist 1 or the Federal Reserve [the central bank] to tell the American people that the economy is in trouble, because they have been experiencing it for years now," he said.
Clinton followed up with a list of specific economic trouble spots that must be addressed, starting with corporate 13 tax regulations.
"We are going to rid the tax code of these loopholes and giveaways," she said. "We are going to stop giving a penny of your money to anybody who ships a job out of Texas, Ohio or anywhere else to another country."
Both said that tax cuts championed by President Bush have helped only the richest Americans, and vowed 14 to put more of a focus on tax relief for the middle class.
- He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
- He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
- You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
- Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
- Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
- She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。
- tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
- Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
- The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
- He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
- She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。