时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2009年(九月)


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By Michael Bowman
Washington
24 September 2009


The U.S. economy continues to generate mixed data that analysts 1 say point to a slow recovery from a deep and prolonged recession.


 
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U.S. job losses continue, but at a slower pace. The Labor 2 Department reports the number of newly laid off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell for the third consecutive 3 week. Last week's total of 530,000 claimants was down 21,000 from the previous week.


Global Insight Chief Economist 4 Nariman Behravesh:


"The labor market is improving [but] these numbers are still high. The jobs market always lags the recovery by at least six months, and there is a very simple reason for that. Businesses are reluctant to rehire until they are sure that the recovery is sustainable," Behravesh said.


America's unemployment rate stands at 9.7 percent and is widely expected to top 10 percent by the end of the year, even if economic contraction 5 ends before then.


Meanwhile, existing home sales in the United States dipped unexpectedly in August, reversing several months of gains in one of the country's most beleaguered 6 sectors 7. The National Association of Realtors says home sales fell 2.7 percent to an annual rate of 5.1 million units, down from a 5.24 million unit pace in July.


The group's spokesman, Walter Maloney, says plenty of would-be home buyers exist, but that finalizing 8 sales is proving difficult.


"We know there has been a lot of contract activity, very strong increases in contracts. But what is happening is that not all of them are closing," Maloney said.


Despite an easing of last year's severe credit crunch 9, some home buyers continue to report difficulty securing financing. It was the mass issuance of home mortgages to individuals of dubious 10 creditworthiness that led to a rash of defaults and foreclosures beginning in late 2007 and set the stage for last year's financial meltdown. Since then, many banks have tightened 11 lending standards.


The median sales price of an American home stands at $177,000, down from $203,000 a year ago.



分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
adj.连续的,联贯的,始终一贯的
  • It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
  • The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
n.经济学家,经济专家,节俭的人
  • 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。
n.缩略词,缩写式,害病
  • The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
  • The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。
adj.受到围困[围攻]的;包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词);困扰;骚扰
  • The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
  • We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.部门( sector的名词复数 );领域;防御地区;扇形
  • Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
vt.完成(finalize的现在分词形式)
  • You may edit registered information any time during the finalizing period. 您可以在规定期限内随时编辑修改注册资料。 来自互联网
  • Natsun Trimming & Ironing, Finalizing the Perfection. 40南山整烫,完美在此定格。 来自互联网
n.关键时刻;艰难局面;v.发出碎裂声
  • If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
  • People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
adj.怀疑的,无把握的;有问题的,靠不住的
  • What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
  • He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧
  • The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
  • His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机,然后又松开了。
学英语单词
alternative prey
amphoras
apollo panoramic camera
arbitrary function generator
architectresses
automatic-word transfer
bad rate tracing
bornhardt
boscobel
brywer
bumelias
Bunias orientalis
ca va
capital city
caulophyllum thalictroidess
chondroxiphoid
climb on the bandwagon
coal houses
coolant recovery system
copy fonts to new port
culti
curcol
cutcher
Dean R.
desmidiaceaes
diverting water for sluicing sand
Dove Creek
egg washing method
endoglobar
enseignement
estres
ethnomusicologist
euploea sylvester laetifica
famousest
fan-out logic function
Felling-rule
Flekkerφy
frequency modulation motor
ginseng root
high-frequency igniter
high-frequency plugging
homogeneous insulation
honeyfugles
horseshoe fistula
hydrostatic power steering gear
inspiromete
insurance assessor
intellimouse
keep to a minimum
leuko-toxin
liuqid milk
Lusehka's duct
make one's marble good
merger trend
mono-chromatic emissive power
multiplicator
narrowed down
Niersteiner
non-paroxysmal junctional tachycardia
nonsingular linear system
normalized scattering factor
nuclear magnetic logging
one-person household
online updating
Oped
Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator
orthogonal state
outvies
overland insurance
pancreatic
partes subcutanea
paving plant
photochromatic microimage
phyllosticta bokensis
portliest
punt
radiore method
remote access terminal
rescure
romaics
ruiperez
run against a rock
russula chamaeleontia
sea plateau
sheep tick
sign of rubber stick
spell drive
spring for something
Sremski Karlovci
stowed away
structural domain
taiwan-born
taut-band meter
telephoned telegram
thermalization cross section
top board
Torreya grandis fort.
uncordial
utility rates
West Orange
West Walker River
wistiti