企业减产导致美国经济一季度大幅收缩-华尔街日报

News Summary - 新闻提要

企业减产导致美国经济一季度大幅收缩-华尔街日报: "2008年下半年美国消费者大幅削减开支。现在，商业企业也同样在压缩开支。

美国经济一季度大幅收缩，主要原因是在消费受到经济衰退严重冲击的情况下，企业试图相应调整它们的产量。这次衰退是自上世纪三十年代大萧条以来持续时间最长的一次，也是自1958年以来程度最深的为期6个月的回落。

一季度美国国内生产总值折合年率下降6.1%，其中，接近半数降幅是由于企业削减库存所致。企业纷纷削减产量，以清理在商店货架上和仓库里积存的多余商品以及汽车经销商停车场上滞留的车辆。尽管预计本季度企业可能会继续进行库存调整，但这一调整应能改善经济形势，使其在三季度趋于稳定。"

Vocabulary - 生词

国内生产总值[國內-產總-] guónèi shēngchǎn zǒngzhí n. gross domestic product (GDP)
衰退 shuāituì* v. fail; decline | Zhège lǎorén de jìyìlì kāishǐ ∼. The old man is losing his memory. ◆n. 〈econ.〉 recession
减产[減產] jiǎnchǎn* v.o. reduce output/n. production cut
导致[導-] dǎozhì* v. lead to; bring about; result in; cause | Dǎngùchún gāo néng ∼ xīnzàngbìng. High cholesterol can cause heart disease.
季度 ¹jìdù n. quarter of a year
收缩[-縮] shōusuō v. ①contract; shrink ②concentrate one's force ◆n. ①retraction; constriction ②〈phys.〉 systole
冲击[衝/沖擊] ¹chōngjī* v. ①lash; pound ②〈mil.〉 charge; assault ③seriously affect | Shìchǎng shòudàole jīnróng wēijī de ∼. The market is seriously affected by the financial crisis.
试图[試圖] ¹shìtú* v. attempt; try | Tā ∼ tōuyuè guójìng. He attempted to cross the border illegally.
相应[-應] ¹xiāngyìng v. act in response ◆attr. relevant; corresponding
>> See also ¹xiāngying >>See also xiāngyīng
>> 相应[-應] ¹xiāngying a.t. 〈coll.〉 inexpensive ◆n. small advantages; petty gains >> See also xiāngyīng 产量[產-] chǎnliàng n. output; yield
下降 xiàjiàng v. descend; go/come down; drop; fall; decline | Fēijī zài huǎnmàn de ∼. The plane is descending slowly. ◆attr. falling
趋于[趨於] qūyú v.p. tend/incline to/become
稳定[穩-] wěndìng* v. stabilize ◆s.v. stable; steady
库存[庫-] kùcún v. stock; reserve
尽管[儘-] jǐnguǎn* adv. ①always; all the time ②freely; unhesitatingly | Nǐ yǒu kùnnan ∼ gàosu wǒ. Feel free to tell me if you have difficulties. ◆conj. even though; despite | ∼ xiàyǔ, wǒmen dàjiā háishi qù páshān le. Despite the rain, all of us still went to climb the mountain.
折合 zhéhé v. ①convert into; amount to | Yī měiyuán néng ∼ duōshǎo rénmínbì? How much is one American dollar in RMB? ②be equivalent to
改善 gǎishàn v. improve; perfect | ∼ shēnghuó shuǐpíng to improve living standand
萧条[蕭條] xiāotiáo s.v. desolate; bleak ◆n. 〈econ.〉 depression | Jīngjì ∼ ²shí, hěn ²nán zhǎodào gōngzuò. It's difficult to get a job during an economic depression.