广播电视英语短句 第 306 课：本周股票-2

But consumer confidence -- a measure of trust in the economy -- fell unexpectedly this month. 但是，消费者信心（指数），一种对经济信心的衡量，本月却出人意料地下跌。

A lot of people feel uneasy about spending after the longest recession since World War Two. 在经历了二战之后最长的衰退之后，许多人对消费仍然感到不安。

Jobs have continued to disappear, though at slower rates. 尽管失业减缓，但仍然继续。

Record numbers of Americans are in danger of losing their homes. 创记录的美国人处于失去房屋的危险之中。

And the days of easy credit are gone. 另外，轻松获得信贷的日子已一去不复返。