China 2012 growth eases to 7.8 pct

 　　BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's economic expansion slowed to 7.8 percent year on year in 2012 amid external jitters¹ and domestic woes², data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

　　The growth rate, the weakest expansion in a decade, was down from 9.3 percent in 2011 and 10.4 percent in 2010.

　　The economy's fourth-quarter growth quickened to 7.9 percent on government pro-growth measures. The rate ended a seven-straight-quarter slowdown.

　　In 2012, the gross domestic product reached 51.93 trillion yuan (8.28 trillion U.S. dollars).

　　The government pared the full-year growth target for 2012 to 7.5 percent from 8 percent in early 2012.

1 jitters   

n.pl.紧张(通常前面要有the)

参考例句：

• I always get the jitters before exams. 我考试前总是很紧张。
• The whole city had the jitters from the bombing. 全城居民都为轰炸而心神不宁。

2 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。