原文摘自每日英语听力2.27内容“美国1月就业报告公布 新增就业30.4万 失业率上升至4%”。
On the first Friday of every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a jobs report.
It's seen as one measure of how the U. S. economy as a whole is doing.
In January, the U. S. economy grew by 304,000 jobs.
In December, the unemployment rate-the percentage of the American workforce that doesn't have a job, was 3.9 percent.
In January it was 4 percent.
1.找主干
加粗部分即句子主干。
2.逐句看
On the first Friday of every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a jobs report.
主干是:(美国)劳动统计局发布报告。
问:什么时候发布的?
答:On the first Friday of every month(每月的第一个周五)
问:发布的什么报告?
答:jobs report(就业报告)
It's seen as one measure of how the U. S. economy as a whole is doing.
主干是:这可以视为一个指标。
问:什么指标?
答:of how the U. S. economy as a whole is doing. (美国这个经济体运行状况的指标)
In January, the U. S. economy grew by 304,000 jobs.
主干是:美国经济增长。
问:怎么看出来是增长的?
答:by 304,000 jobs.(增长了30.4万个就业岗位)
注意:(1) 也可以是by adding 304,000 jobs,其中adding省略了。(2) 30.4万是一个绝对数字,但衡量经济好坏往往要看相对数字。
In December, the unemployment rate-the percentage of the American workforce that doesn't have a job, was 3.9 percent.
主干是:失业率是3.9%。
问:失业率是什么?
答:the percentage of the American workforce that doesn't have a job(美国失业人口(占总人口)的百分比)
问:这是何时的失业率?
答:In December((去年)12月)
问:2019年有好转吗?
带着这个问题,来看最后一句话——
In January it was 4 percent.(2019年1月的失业率是4%。)
也就是说,相比去年12月,美国失业率在上升。
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