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三月份 第 13 課

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  • New US Unemployment Claims Fall Again
  • 美國首次申請失業救濟人數再次下降
  •   The number of Americans filing for new unemployment benefits fell again last week, continuing a trend that shows a slowly improving labor market in the United States.
  • 上個星期首次申請失業救濟的美國人數再次下降,繼續顯示美國勞工市場在緩慢改善的趨勢。

  •   A separate government report showed a steep rise in prices for food and fuel contributing to the biggest gain in the Consumer Price Index since June 2009.
  • 另外一份政府報告顯示,食品和燃油價格急劇上漲,導致消費者價格指數出現自從 2009 年 6 月以來的最大增幅。

  •   The jobless claims report from the U.S. Labor Department Thursday said the number of applications for unemployment insurance fell for the third time in four weeks - to a seasonally adjusted figure of 385,000.
  • 美國勞工部星期四公佈的失業報告說,首次申請失業救濟的人數四個星期來第三次出現下跌,下降到經過季節調整後的 38 萬 5 千人。

  •   The four-week average of new unemployment claims was the lowest since July 2008, which was early in the recent economic crisis.
  • 首次申請失業補助的 4 個星期平均數是 2008 年 7 月經濟危機初期以來的最低水準。

  •   The U.S. central bank said earlier in the week that the job market was improving and the economy was on a "firmer footing," although the recovery was continuing slowly.
  • 美國中央銀行這個星期早些時候說,美國的就業市場正在改善而且經濟也在一個 “更為穩固的基礎上”,儘管恢復的速度仍然緩慢。

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  • Clinton Encourages Economic Reforms in Tunisia
  • 克林頓在突尼西亞鼓勵經濟改革
  •   U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to Tunisia, is urging the country's interim government to enact reforms that encourage economic development.
  • 美國國務卿希拉芯‧克林頓在對突尼西亞進行訪問時敦促突尼西亞臨時政府實行改革,促進經濟發展。

  •   Clinton arrived in Tunis late Wednesday after wrapping up a two-day visit to Egypt, where she also encouraged leaders to pursue democratic reforms.
  • 在結束對埃及兩天的訪問之後,克林頓於星期三晚間抵達突尼西亞;克林頓在埃及也鼓勵該國領導人進行民主改革。

  •   She is the most senior U.S. official to visit Tunisia since an anti-government revolt ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January.
  • 她(克林頓) 是自從一月反政府叛亂推翻總統本‧阿里統治以來出訪突尼西亞級別最高的美國官員。

  •   The revolt -- which sparked similar uprisings in other countries of the Middle East and North Africa -- was partly spurred by Tunisia's high unemployment.
  • 突尼西亞這次叛亂的部分起因是國內的高失業率,而此次叛亂也在中東和北非地區的其他國家引發類似暴動。

  •   During a visit to a Tunisian Red Crescent office, Clinton said Tunisia's revolution created hopes that must now be translated into results through economic and political reform.
  • 在訪問突尼西亞紅新月會的一個辦公室時,克林頓說,突尼西亞的這次革命點燃了希望,現在必須將這種希望通過經濟和政治改革轉化成現實成果。

  •   Clinton is meeting with civic leaders, activists and officials, including interim President Fouad Mebazaa.
  • 克林頓將會見突尼西亞民運領導人、活動人士、以及包括臨時總統邁巴紮在內的突尼西亞官員。

  •   Several hundred Tunisians demonstrated against Clinton's visit before her arrival Wednesday, saying they oppose what they consider foreign intervention in their country.
  • 數百突尼西亞人在克林頓星期三到訪前舉行示威抗議,表示反對外國干涉他們的國內事務。

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