M： It‘s hard to be optimistic about things with the way the economy’s headed…The trade deficit is getting larger， consumption‘s down， I really think we’re headed for a recession.

F： The economy has been stagnant for a while now. We‘ve been in a recessive state for several months already. What worries me the most is the trade deficit. I think the government should do more to encourage exports.

M： Increasing exports would weaken the curency. I think the main point is economic growth. We need more jobs. Factories have oursourced and moved many jobs to foreign countries. The result is an increase in unemployment in our own country， lower consumption， lower production， and an overall feeble economy. If more people are working， it will give the economy a boost.

F： It’s true that we should do something about unemployment， but what about inflation？ If unemployment falls， there‘s pressure to increase pay. That would result in inflation， which would result in a much less dynamic economy.

目前經濟的發展趨勢真是不容樂觀…貿易赤字越來越大，消費水平下降，我真的認為我們現正走向蕭條。

這段時間經濟一直處于停滯階段，我們進入蕭條期已有幾個月了。最讓我擔心的是貿易赤字。我認為政府應該多做些工作來鼓勵出口。

增加出口會削弱貨幣流通。我想主要的問題是抓經濟增長，我們需要更多的就業機會。工廠采用外部采購，把很多就業機會提供給了外國。結果是自己本國內失業人數增加，消費水平下降，生產率降低，整個經濟缺乏活力。如果就業人數增加，就會推進整個經濟的發展。

我們的確應該解決下失業問題，但如果出現通貨膨脹怎么辦？失業率下降，就會有增加工資的壓力。那樣就會造成通貨膨脹，從而導致經濟更加不景氣。

詳解：

stagnant:not developing， growing or changing 停滯的;不發展的;無變化的

Major new investments are aimed at reviving the stagnant economy. 新的重大投資項目旨在振興低迷的經濟。

outsource:to arrange for somebody outside a company to do work or provide goods for that company 交外辦理;外購

We outsource all our computing work. 我們把全部計算機技術工作包給外邊去做。

feeble:not effective; not showing determination or energy 無效的;缺乏決心的;無力的

a feeble argument/excuse/joke 無力的證據;站不住腳的借口;干巴巴的笑話

a feeble attempt to explain 無力的試圖解釋

Don’t be so feeble！ Tell her you don‘t want to go. 別那么軟弱了！告訴她你不想去。

boost:something that helps or encourages somebody/something 幫助;激勵

a great/tremendous/welcome boost 很大的╱極大的╱令人感激的激勵

The tax cuts will give a much needed boost to the economy. 減稅將給經濟帶來迫切需要的推動力。

Winning the competition was a wonderful boost for her morale. 贏得了那場比賽使她士氣大振。

dynamic:of a process 過程 always changing and making progress 動態的;發展變化的

What worries me the most is.。.最讓我擔心的是。..

What worries me the most is the possibility of complete failure.

最讓我擔心的是可能會徹底失敗。

I think the point is.。.我覺得關鍵在于。..

The point is you shouldn’t have to wait so long to see a doctor. 關鍵是看病不該等那么長時間。