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第294期：主餐一道：泛聽練習
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一、泛聽建議：
1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。
2、繼續聽，特別注意關鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。
Weaker-than-expected job growth in December _1_ questions about whether the economy is as strong as previously thought. As NPR's John Ydstie explains lots of economists are actually skeptical of the government's December unemployment report accurately reflects what's happening.
12月的就業增長低于預期，人們開始質疑經濟是否像之前預期的那樣強勁。據NPR新聞的約翰·約斯蒂報道，實際上對政府失業報告是否正確反映出目前的經濟現狀這一問題，許多經濟學家持懷疑態度。
The government survey of employers found just _2_ jobs were added to the economy in December, that's _3_ expectations and far below the trend of the past year. Moody's analytics chief economist Mark Zandi thinks the December report is a statistical aberration.
政府對雇主的調查發現，12月新增工作崗位只有7.4萬個，這遠遠低于預期，同時也遠遠低于去年的水平。穆迪分析公司的首席經濟學家馬克·贊迪認為，12月份的報告存在統計偏差。
"It doesn't represent reality. It's not consistent with any of the other economic data that we've got which shows a better economy."
“這并沒有反映出實際情況。這份報告與其他經濟數據不相符，其他經濟數據均表明經濟在逐漸復蘇?！?/span>
That data includes low first-time claims for unemployment, _4_ consumer optimism. Survey shows businesses anticipate hiring more workers and strengthening housing market. Many economists think December's job growth number will _5_ upward in the coming month. John Ydstie , NPR News, Washington.
那些數據包括首次申領失業救濟金人數下降，消費者樂觀態度日益增加。調查顯示，企業期望雇傭更多職員，房市也將加強。許多經濟學家認為，下個月將對12月份的就業增長數據向上修正。NPR新聞，約翰·約斯蒂華盛頓報道。
詞匯解析：
1. add to
添加；增加；
eg. He wants to add a huge sports complex to Binfield Manor.
他想給賓菲爾德莊園加蓋一個大型綜合體育場。
eg. Smiles, nods, and cheerful faces added to the general gaiety.
微笑、點頭和喜洋洋的臉龐使喜慶的氣氛變得更濃了。
2. be consistent with
（觀點等）一致的，吻合的，不矛盾的；
eg. This result is consistent with the findings of Garnett & Tobin...
這個結果與加尼特托賓公司的調查結果一致。
eg. New goals are not always consistent with the existing policies.
新目標并不總是與現行政策一致。
