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U.S. new home sales down 33% in May

时间：2010-06-25 06:22:59

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    WASHINGTON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- New home sales in the United States plunged1(投入) 33 percent in April to a seasonally2 adjusted annual rate of 300,000 units, the Commerce Department（美国商务部） reported Wednesday.
    The new home sales, the lowest level on record, was much worse than the 410,000 units that analysts3 had expected. The sharp decline indicated that buyers left the market as the government's tax credits of up to 8,000 dollars expired（期满） in April.
    The median price of a new home, a typical market price where half of new homes are sold for more and half sold for less, fell to 200,900 dollars in May, down 9.6 percent from a year earlier.
    On Tuesday, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales in the U.S. declined by 2.2 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.66 million units.
    The collapse4 of the housing bubble triggered the global financial crisis that plunged the U.S. economy into recession in December 2007.
    Many economists5 believe the U.S. housing market remains6 in trouble.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）


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1 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
2 seasonally ljbzVh     
参考例句：
  • The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移，以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句
3 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
4 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
5 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》
6 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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