白宫:美国经济显著复苏

 　　白宫:美国经济显著复苏

　　WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. economic recovery has registered "notable" achievements this year, but the nation is still confronted with challenges including high unemployment rate and sluggish¹ wage growth, Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers² (CEA), said Thursday.

　　The American economy is "finishing 2013 in a stronger place than it began the year. While there's more work to be done to strengthen the economy, create jobs and lower the unemployment rate, this progress is significant and notable," Furman said at a daily White House briefing.

　　"This is especially notable given the general fiscal³ environment, including the onset⁴ of the sequester⁵ in March, and the government shutdown and debt limit brinksmanship in October. The recent budget bill passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis will contribute to certainty, a better fiscal stance over the next year, and more funding for the critical ingredients of longer run growth," Furman also said in a blog article released earlier Thursday.

　　"We have been adding over 2 million jobs a year for the past several years. We've added 8.1 million private sector⁶ jobs in 45 straight months of private sector job growth," he told reporters.

　　U.S. housing starts and permits have now broken the 1 million unit barrier, and there is still more potential for housing sector growth, said Furman.

　　U.S. privately-owned housing starts were at a seasonally⁷ adjusted annual level of 1.09 million in November, 29.6 percent above the year-ago level, U.S. Department of Commerce reported Wednesday.

　　However, U.S. unemployment rate is still "unacceptably high" and U.S. workers' wage growth has been anemic, said Furman, adding that "wages haven't come close to keeping with productivity over the last several decades."

　　"More needs to be done, most immediately extending unemployment insurance benefits, and beyond that increasing investments to strengthen growth and making sure that growth is shared," said Furman in the article.

1 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

2 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

3 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

4 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

5 sequester   

vt.使退隐，使隔绝

参考例句：

• Everything he owned was sequestered.他的所有财产都被扣押了。
• This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.预计这个陪审团将至少被隔离两个月。

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 seasonally   

参考例句：

• The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移，以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句