VOA标准英语2010年-US Reports More People Lost Their Jobs
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2010年(七)月
The Labor 1 Department's monthly employment report released Friday shows the U.S. economy shed more jobs than it created last month - a net loss of 125,000 jobs - the first monthly job loss of the year. Despite the net decline, the nation's unemployment rate inched lower in June, falling 0.2 point to 9.5 percent.
The private sector 2 added more than 80,000 workers to their payrolls 4 last month, better than the previous month, but not enough to offset 5 the loss of more than 200,000 temporary census 6 jobs.
At a joint 7 economic hearing Friday, Commissioner 8 Keith Hall with the Bureau of Labor Statistics tried to put the numbers into perspective.
"Although the private sector job growth was not strong, it was job growth, and it has been growing now for six straight months," said Keith Hall. "So I think in context, that's a positive sign."
Still, the net loss of 125,000 jobs shows the uneven 9 nature of the U.S. recovery.
John Silvia is the senior economist 10 at Wells Fargo Bank:
"Private payroll 3 gains continue to be modest and I would say it does raise flags for those super optimists 11 who were looking for a V-shaped recovery and thinking that we are going to go back to normal very quickly in the US. economy," said John Silvia.
The slow pace of recovery is bad news for more than a million Americans who will stop receiving unemployment benefits after Congress adjourned 12 for the holiday weekend without extending federal aid.
Only two Republicans Senators sided with Democrats 14 to extend the benefits but Texas Republican Kevin Brady blamed Democrats for the lapse 15.
"They hold a supermajority in the House, the Senate, and they hold the White House. And I guess other than blaming George Bush," said Kevin Brady. "I think they have to look in the mirror for those who will not be getting help this month."
Democrats will try to pass the measure again after a replacement 16 is named for West Virginia Democrat 13 Senator Robert Byrd, who passed away June 28 after serving more than 50 years in the Senate.
Before leaving to attend the late Senator's funeral, President Barack Obama announced new stimulus 17 projects to bring broadband Internet access to rural communities.
"In the short term, we expect these projects to create about 5,000 construction and installation jobs around the country," said President Obama. "And once we emerge from the immediate 18 crisis, the long-term economic gains to communities that have been left behind in the digital age will be immeasurable."
Despite the weak report, the nation's unemployment rate fell 0.2 a point to 9.5 percent as thousands of Americans gave up looking for work.
For all nearly 15 million Americans are now unemployed 19. Counting those who have stopped looking for work and part timers who prefer full time hours, the nation's under-employment rate now estimates at 16.5 percent.
- 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。
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
- His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
- I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。
- Indices of employment, payrolls, and production steadied in February 1931931年2月，就业、工资额和生产指数稳定。 来自辞典例句
- Wall Street responded to the payrolls figures with gusto. 华尔街对就业数据作出了积极的反应。 来自互联网
- Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
- He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
- A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
- The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
- The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。
- 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。
- Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor. 甚至乐观的人都认为前景不好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Optimists reckon house prices will move up with inflation this year. 乐观人士认为今年的房价将会随通货膨胀而上涨。 来自辞典例句
- The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
- The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。
- I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
- 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。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
- The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。