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2022.8.1考研英语外刊-美国第二季度GDP萎缩,经济衰退即将开始(2022818农历生日是什么时候)

背景知识
皮尤研究中心本月公布的一项调查显示,只有13%的美国成年人认为美国的经济状况出色或尚可。美国民众正越来越多地注意到通胀的影响、自上世纪80年代以来最急剧的利率上升以及正在奔向2008年以来最糟糕的股票市场。另据德国《明镜》周刊网站7月28日报道,即使许多经济学家避而不谈美国的“衰退”,他们仍认为衰退只是被推迟了,而非被消除了。报道称,另一个问题或许更让美国总统拜登头疼:大多数选民并不关心经济数据的细节。对他们来说,重要的是对实际情况的切身感受。而82%的美国人甚至在最新经济数据公布之前就已认为情况很糟糕。三分之二的人此前就已相信美国正处于衰退之中。此外据美国《新闻周刊》网站7月28日报道,一位资深经济学家警告说,美国多半正面临一场“白领衰退”,其中年轻专业人员的就业状况将尤其脆弱。
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us economyshrinksin second quarter,signalingunofficial start of recession
美国第二季度经济萎缩,预示着衰退的非正式开始
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the commerce departmentannouncedthursday thatgrossdomesticproduct (gdp) – abroadmeasure of the price ofgoodsand services –decreasedat anannualrate of 0.9% in the second quarter after falling at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first three months. the bad news will bea major blowfor the biden administration

as it prepares for a tough midterm election season. white house officials have tried totamp downtalk of a recession, arguing that many parts of the economy remain strong.
美国商务部周四宣布,第二季度国内生产总值(gdp)——衡量商品和服务价格的广义指标——按年率计算下降0.9%,而前三个月按年率计算下降1.6%。在拜登政府准备迎接艰难的中期选举季之际,这一坏消息将对其造成重大打击。白宫官员试图平息经济衰退的言论,称经济的许多部分仍然强劲。
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the growth rate stands inmarked contrastto therobust6.9% annual increase in gdp recorded in the final quarter of 2021 when the economy roared back from covid shutdowns. the fast pace of growth contributed tosoaringinflation – now running at 40-year highs – and the federal reserve’s decision to sharply increaseinterest ratesin order to bring down prices. the changing economic environment was reflected in the gdp report. consumer spending – the largest driver of the economy – slowed over the quarter but remained positive, rising 1% on an annual basis. residential fixed investment, or home construction, dropped 14% on an annual basis and slowing business inventories, goods produced but not yet sold by businesses, dragged down the gdp number.
增长率与2021年最后一个季度强劲的6.9%增长形成了鲜明的对比,当时经济从疫情封控中恢复过来。快速增长导致通胀飙升——目前处于40年来的高位——以及美联储大幅提高利率以便降低物价的决定。经济环境的变化反映在gdp报告中。消费支出——经济的最大驱动力——在本季度有所放缓,但仍保持正增长,同比增长1%。住宅固定投资(即住房建设)同比下降14%,放慢的企业库存,也就是企业生产但尚未售出的商品拉低了gdp数据。
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two quarters of negative gdp growth are widely regarded as a signal that the economy has gone into recession. but the national bureau of economic research (nber) is the officialarbiterof when recessions begin and end. while the gdp figures will play into the nber’sfinal verdict, it also looks at a wider range of economic factors, including the jobs market, and is unlikely to give its decision soon.
两个季度的gdp负增长被广泛认为是经济进入衰退的信号。但美国国家经济研究局(nber)是衰退何时开始和结束的官方仲裁者。尽管gdp数据将影响美国国家经济研究局(nber)的最终裁决,但它也考虑了包括就业市场在内的更广泛的经济因素,因此不太可能很快做出决定。
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今日单词
shrink /?r??k/ vi.萎缩;
signal /?s?ɡn?l/ vt.预示;告知,表示;
announce /??na?ns/ vt.宣布;
gross /ɡro?s/ adj.总共的;
domestic /d??mest?k/ adj.国内的;
broad /br??d/ adj.广义的;
goods /ɡ?dz/ n.商品;
decrease /?di?kri?s/ vi.减少;
annual /??nju?l/ adj.年度的;
a major blow 一个重大打击;
tamp down 平息;
marked /mɑ?rkt/ adj.显著的;鲜明的;
contrast /?kɑ?ntr?st/ n.对比;
robust /ro??b?st/ adj.强劲的;
soaring /s??r??/ adj.翱翔的;高耸的;猛增的;
interest rate 利率;
arbiter /?ɑ?rb?t?r/ n.决定者;
final verdict 最终裁决;
素材来源
文本选自:the guardian(卫报)
作者:dominic rushe
原文发布时间:28 jul. 2022
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