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Passage 24
Great Depression1 in the U.S.
In 1929, the bills started to come in. American industry had produced too many goods. Americans could not afford to buy all of them. So factories had to cut down on their production. Many workers lost their jobs. Investors2 tried to get their money back. But businesses did not have enough money to pay them. Banks tried to get their money back from investors. But the investors could not pay, either. Too many people owned money. And few of them could pay their bills.
During the next few years, business got worse and worse. By 1932, banks all over the country were closing.
People without money could not buy goods. So more businesses closed. More and more people lost their jobs. By 1932, more than 12 million Americans were jobless. Millions more were earning barely3 enough to live on. The country was in a great depression they had never experienced4 before. (151 words)

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1 depression 7mFzB     
n.压抑，抑制，沮丧；萧条，衰退
参考例句：
  • During a depression money circulates slowly.在商业萧条时期，货币流通滞缓。
  • He suffers from acute depression.他患有严重的忧郁症。
2 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
3 barely gyFz0w     
adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不
参考例句：
  • The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
  • He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。
4 experienced ntPz2t     
adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的
参考例句：
  • Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
  • Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

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