广播电视英语短句 第 130 课：二次衰退-2

Western countries have not faced such high debt levels in sixty years. 西方国家在过去的 60 年中，没有面临国如此高的债务。

Leaders like President Obama, however, argue that the recession would have been much worse without the spending. 无论如何，各国领导人比如美国总统奥巴马，争辩道，如果没有相应的支出，那么衰退将会更加严重。

At the close of the Group of 20 Summit in Toronto , Canada , the president noted moves in Europe to cut government spending. 在已经闭幕的加拿大多伦多 20 国首脑会议上，美国总统奥巴马指出，欧洲的一些活动就是在削减政府支出。

In the United States , stocks have been falling since April on concerns about the recovery. 美国股市自 4 月经济复苏会议之后一直在下跌。

This week a business research group reported a drop in consumer confidence after three months of gains . 本周，商业研究机构支出，消费者信心在连续三个月上升之后也开始下降了。