【5min晚間全英精讀】經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人:經(jīng)濟(jì)要衰退了嗎|Day 7

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For most of this year people have worried about a downturn .
In June Google searches for " recession ” neared a record high .
For a long time , however , the gloomy rhetoric ran ahead of reality .
Output in the median rich country increased by about 1.3% from the end of 2021 to the third quarter of this year - not spectacular , but not bad .
In the year to September the average unemployment rate in the OECD , a club of mostly rich countries that accounts for about 60% of global GDP , fell by close to one percentage point.
Joblessness in the euro area hit an all-time low .
Consumer spending was strong , with hotels , planes and restaurants packed the world over .
在今年的大部分時(shí)間里,人們都在擔(dān)心經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退。6月“經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退”的谷歌搜索量接近歷史新高。然而,很長一段時(shí)間里,悲觀的言辭都跑在了現(xiàn)實(shí)的前面。從2021年底到今年第三季度,中等富裕國家的產(chǎn)出增長了約1.3%—— 算不上出彩,但也還不錯(cuò)。在截至9月的一年中經(jīng)合組織(一個(gè)主要由富裕國家組成的俱樂部,占全球 GDP 的60%左右)的平均失業(yè)率下降了近一個(gè)百分點(diǎn)。歐元區(qū)的失業(yè)率創(chuàng)歷史新低。消費(fèi)者支出強(qiáng)勁,世界各地的酒店、飛機(jī)和餐館紛紛爆滿。
For most of this year people have worried about a downturn .
? Downton: economic downturn, a downturn in the housing market
In June Google searches for " recession ” neared a record high .
? near v. approach
For a long time , however , the gloomy rhetoric ran ahead of reality .
? Gloomy rhetoric : expressions , language that is designed to sound persuasive but considered not sincere
? Run ahead of
Output in the median rich country increased by about 1.3% from the end of 2021 to the third quarter of this year - not spectacular , but not bad .
? Output : production , product
? Median rich country . average
In the year to September the average unemployment rate in the OECD , a club of mostly rich countries that accounts for about 60% of global GDP , fell by close to one percentage point.
? In the year to September : from January through September
? OECD: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
? One percentage point
Joblessness in the euro area hit an all-time low .
Consumer spending was strong , with hotels , planes and restaurants packed the world over .
? Hit an all-time low
? Packed
? The world over