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第 36 课:The first goal in "State of the Union" 布什在国情咨文中陈述的第一个目标

We must have an economy that grows fast enough to employ every man and woman who seeks a job. 我们必须让经济迅速增长,使每一位求职者得以就业。

After recession, terrorist attacks, corporate scandals and stock market declines, 在出现经济衰退、恐怖分子袭击、工商界丑闻以及股票市场下跌之后,

our economy is recovering - yet it's not growing fast enough, or strongly enough. 今天,我们的经济正在恢复 ── 但是增长速度仍不够快,或者说不够强劲。

With unemployment rising, our nation needs more small businesses to open, 面对失业率上升,我们国家需要有更多的小企业开张,

more companies to invest and expand, more employers to put up the sign that says, "Help Wanted." 更多的公司投资和发展,更多的雇主张贴"招工"告示。