The next year it hit 5.4% even as unemployment changed little. 第二年,甚至在失业变化不大的情况下达到了5.4%。 The stagflation of the 1970s killed off the idea of a stable Phillips curve. 上世纪70年代滞张(stagflation)曾一度

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

It is surprising that Christchurch is still having after-shocks. It is now 4 months since the 7.1 earthquake on Sept 4th. Just as Christchurch people were starting to think that after-shocks had finished, the day after Christmas gave everyone an unpl

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Christchurch had more small after-shocks today. Two of them were over 4.0 on the Richter scale. Yesterday three after-shocks were 4.4 or 4.5. Since the big earthquake on September 4th last year, the province of Canterbury has had 7350 after-shocks bu

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Christchurch had two big after-shocks today and many smaller ones. The first one, at 1 pm was 5.5. It felt very strong. Most schools closed after that and parents came to collect their primary school children. The next after-shock at 2.20 pm was 6.0.

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Yesterday, Christchurch experienced one of the strongest after-shocks, more than six weeks after the major earthquake of Sept 4th. Listen to Sept 4th 2010 and news stories the following two weeks. Although this after-shock was only 5.0 on the Richter

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

This mornings after-shock was an unpleasant surprise for Christchurch people. They thought the after-shocks were starting to decrease in size and frequency. Instead, just before 8am, there was a 5.1 shake. It was very near the city Heathcote Valley a

发表于:2019-03-11 / 阅读(164) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语