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第 130 课:二次衰退-3

The Conference Board said more Americans believed business conditions were bad and that jobs were hard to get. 世界大型企业联合会认为 , 多数美国人相信商业环境已经恶化,而且他们很难找到工作。

New jobless claims rose in the latest government report. 在最新的政府报告中,新的失业认领上升了。

Still, employment expert John Challenger says his findings suggest that the nation's employers are not expecting a double-dip recession. 目前,就业专家 John Challenger 说,他的研究结果建议政府雇主都不希望陷入二次衰退。

He points to a big drop in the number of planned job cuts announced by employers over the past six months . 他指出,在过去的 6 个月中,很多雇主宣布了计划就业数量要大幅度降低。

Even so, other reports showed big drops in housing sales in May. 即使这样,另外一些报告显示在 5 月房屋销售业大幅下降。