VOA标准英语2012--Cleanup From US Storm Could Benefit Local Economies
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)
Cleanup From US Storm Could Benefit Local Economies
On the ground, the damage from Superstorm Sandy is obvious. But from the air, the destruction is stunning 1. At this community in New Jersey 2, boats lie scattered 3 amid broken piers 4, flooded roads remain impassable, and hundreds of businesses are still closed.
For homeowners in Sandy's path, it's heartbreaking.
Preliminary estimates put the total cost of the storm for the East Coast at between $20 and $50 billion. But each day businesses remain closed reduces the region's economic output by about $200 million a day.
In New York's Chinatown, many stores are still without power, but store owner Cyndi Cheung says foot traffic is already coming back.
'Yeah, we didn't open yesterday and we closed early on the day of the incident, so yeah, we totally lost at least two days business," she noted 5. "So I'm trying to get back on. At least we could do some business today."
For some workers, no customers means no paycheck.
In the short term, some economists 6 say the storm could hurt employment and reduce gross domestic output slightly. But Robert Johnson at Morningstar Analytics in Chicago says in the months to come the storm could bolster 7 the U.S. economy.
"My guess is it may throw a couple of economic statistics like retail 8 sales for a couple of weeks or whatever, but, on the other hand, I think it's probably the reverse - it's more like a stimulus 9 program," he said.
Johnson says the damage could have been much worse.
"To give you some perspective, Katrina was more like a $100 billion impact because the winds were so much stronger. This is a more populated area, but the winds were less -- you need to completely wipe out hundreds of thousands of houses like you did in the Katrina situation," he explained.
Although the comparison will do little to ease the losses some have suffered, Johnson says in a $15 trillion a year economy, and a region that generates about $10 billion a day in retail sales, Sandy could eventually boost economic activity in affected 10 areas as clean up and rebuilding efforts intensify 11.
- His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
- The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
- Most road bridges have piers rising out of the vally. 很多公路桥的桥墩是从河谷里建造起来的。 来自辞典例句
- At these piers coasters and landing-craft would be able to discharge at all states of tide. 沿岸航行的海船和登陆艇，不论潮汐如何涨落，都能在这种码头上卸载。 来自辞典例句
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- 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》
- The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
- 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。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。