西班牙失业率创新高_社会生活

西班牙失业率创新高

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-07-27 08:06 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

Some 5.7 million Spaniards, equivalent to almost one in four, are now seeking work, according to official figures.

官方统计数据显示，大约570万西班牙人——相当于总人口的1/4——目前正在寻找工作。

The country's unemployment rate rose to 24.6% during the April to June quarter, up from 24.4% during the previous quarter.

That is the highest rate since the mid-1970s, when the right-wing dictator Francisco Franco died and the country reintroduced democracy.

Economists¹ see no signs of improvement any time soon.

"Things are only going to get worse," said Capital Economics' Ben May.

"With the economy unlikely to expand any time soon, and the dire² position the economy is in, Spain is probably more likely to fall deeper into recession."

点击

收听单词发音

1 economists
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 dire
adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的
参考例句：
There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。 We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

上一篇：印尼一只猩猩被隔离起来戒烟下一篇：科罗拉多州枪击案不会引发枪支管制