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US Unemployment To Stay High Through 2012

时间：2011-09-02 07:56:52

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 　　White House economists1 predicted Thursday that U.S. unemployment will stay at or near its present level throughout next year. They also say that economic growth will be slower than previously2 projected.

　　A report from the Office of Management and Budget forecast the nation’s jobless rate to remain near its current level of nine percent through 2012.
　　Continued high unemployment could threaten President Barack Obama’s prospects3 for re-election.
　　Mr. Obama is scheduled to lay out his plan for job creation and economic recovery next week, before a joint4 session of Congress.
　　White House spokesman Jay Carney said Thursday the president’s initiatives, if implemented5, would help to reduce the jobless rate.
　　“Economists will be able to look at this series of proposals and say that, based on history, based on what we know, based on their collected expertise6, that it would add to economic growth and it would cause an increase in job creation,” Carney said.
　　The administration report also forecast overall growth of just 1.7 percent this year, one percent less than predicted earlier this year.
　　The economy grew at seven-tenths of one percent in the first half of 2011, its slowest pace in two years.
　　The White House predicts a federal deficit7 of $1.3 trillion for the fiscal8 year which ends September 30.  That is a slight increase over last year’s deficit but more than $300 billion below February’s forecast.
　　The administration delayed release of the report, which had been due in July, because of legislative9 battles over the debt limit and the budget.

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1 economists 2ba0a36f92d9c37ef31cc751bca1a748     
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
  • Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
3 prospects fkVzpY     
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
参考例句：
  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
4 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • 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。
5 implemented a0211e5272f6fc75ac06e2d62558aff0     
v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效
参考例句：
  • This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
6 expertise fmTx0     
n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长
参考例句：
  • We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
  • You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。
7 deficit tmAzu     
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
8 fiscal agbzf     
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
参考例句：
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
9 legislative K9hzG     
n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的
参考例句：
  • Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
  • Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

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