CNN 2012-05-01

 That's the United Kingdom might be going through right now. The country's economy has been downed recently. If the UK is in recession¹, it will be the second one in 4 years. It's not the only coutry dealing² with the economic problems though. China has the world second largest economy. But it started slowing down late last year. Huge parts of Europe has been struggling besides the UK. And in the United States, the economy will sluggish³ in the first quater, that's the first three months of this year. Britain younger workers have been hit especially hard by the financial crisis⁴. Jim Boulden looks at how a major upcoming event is offering some opportunities and also examines how long that help might last.

The economic crisis has taken its toll⁵ on Britain's youth. One million employees are now employed. That's more than 22% of these aged⁶ 16 to 24. It might be worse in London if it were not for the upcoming Summer Olympics. Some of the Olympic money has gone to helping⁷ Olympic London's disvantageous use get job training. British Olympics gold medalist Kelly Holmes is also using her success to get London kids to see the benefits. Her charity uses athletics⁸ to inspire young people. 

What we found when we work with young people who want to get on the track program, is they are seeing that the whole of east london landscape changing. And that's really inspiration⁹ for them, and new opportunities developing.

But by this autumn, the Olympics will be over, and many of the temperary jobs will go. So there are worries, that he legacy¹⁰ will sort of peter away after the Olympics.

Well, I think that none of us should think anything is gonna be simple. We have a real responsibility to make sure that the legacy is the real legacy and left some .... beyond.

And much of the Youth training is nothing to do with the games. Some of those in the Holmes projects get training in London's top firms. Recruitment Agency Morgan Hunt is one.

These kids aren't aware of the skills they have. So they are coming to us, they are coming to legacy trust, with some skills but no real understanding of how it corelates to the business well. So these guys will come to do workshops with us on CVs or interviewing skills.

London's unemployed¹¹ youth don't always have a good reputation. Youth workers say many want to work. But the bus around the Olympics won't last, and the youth unemployment rate is already near record heights. Jim Boulden, CNN, London.

1 recession   

n.（工商业的）衷退（期），萧条（期）

参考例句：

• Manufacturing fell sharply under the impact of the recession.受到经济萧条的影响，制造业急剧衰退。
• A rise in interest rates plunged Britain deeper into recession.利率的提高导致英国经济更加萧条。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 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。

4 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

5 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

6 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 athletics   

n.运动，体育，田径运动

参考例句：

• When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
• Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。

9 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！

10 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

11 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。