广播电视英语短句 第 51 课：奥巴马在任期-4

He said the legislation contains proposals to expand federal programs unrelated to stimulating the economy. 他还说立法中包含了一些扩大联邦项目的提议，而这些项目与刺激经济毫无关联。

Job cuts are spreading throughout the economy as the year-long recession deepens. 裁员的会随着长达一年的经济萧条的加深而扩散到经济中。

Friday brought news that the economy shrank three and eight-tenths percent in the final three months of last year. 星期五有消息传来，在去年的最后三个月内经济下降了3.80%。

That was the most since nineteen eighty-two. But the good news: economists had predicted worse. 这是自1982年以来出现的最高的经济下降率。 然而好消息是，经济学家曾预测那会更早。

Mister Obama said the "continuing disaster" for working families was more reason for his economic plan. 奥巴马先生说，对于劳动家庭而言的“持续灾难”是他经济计划的原因。