托福【阅读背景】：美国经济复苏缓慢而不稳.docVIP

托福【阅读背景】：美国经济复苏缓慢而不稳 小马过河为大家准备了“托福【阅读背景】：美国经济复苏缓慢而不稳”， 供各位备考托福的考生们参考使用，来提高自己的托福成绩！免费咨询电话：400-0123-267。 　　A look at some key industries in the United States shows that the economic recovery is a bit erratic and growth seems to be slowing down. 　　美国一些主要行业的统计数据显示，美国经济复苏仍然不稳定，而且增长速度正在放慢。 　　Economists say trucks haul nearly 70 percent of the freight used in the United States. 　　经济学家说，卡车运输量占美国所有货运的70%。 　　The American Trucking Association says freight is a measure of the economy, because manufacturers have to move raw materials, carry parts to factories, haul imports and exports and deliver goods to store shelves. 　　美国卡车运输协会说，货运是衡量经济的指标，因为制造商需要运输原材料，把零件送到工厂，运输进出口货物，并把商品送到商店货架上。 　　“We are actually a very good indicator, a leading economic indicator ((a way of looking at the economic future)) in fact. And so if tonnage starts to fall, we get nervous. If it’s going up, we are pretty happy,“ said Bob Costello, the groups chief economist. 　　鲍勃·卡斯特罗是美国卡车运输协会的主任经济师。他说：“我们是一个很好的指标，事实上是主要经济指标。如果吨位下降，我们就会紧张，如果上升，我们就很高兴。” 　　Freight tonnage is going up at the moment, but the rate of growth is slowing down. 　　目前，运输吨位在上升，可是上升的速度在下降。 　　It is telling me that the economy is not falling into another recession. It will continue as a sort of a slow growth recovery, Costello said. 　　卡斯特罗说：“这就告诉我，经济不会再次衰退，会继续缓慢地复苏。” 　　Other clues about economic growth come from the volume of air freight. The most recent data show demand for air freight fell more than three percent globally during July. 　　经济增长的另一个迹象是空运量。最新数据显示，7月全球空运需求量减少了百分之3以上。 　　It can also, as you start to see air cargo dropping off and you are seeing other signs -- it can also be a leading indicator of a downturn,” said Perry Flint, of the International Air Transport Association. 　　国际航空运输协会的佩里·弗林特说：“当你开始看到空运货物量下降的时候，其他迹象也会显示同样的趋势，也就是说，空运量也可以是个主要指标。” 　　However, the same report shows that passenger traffic made gains during the same period. 　　可是，同一个报告显示，同期的航空客运量有所增加。 　　That may be why a top official of Cambria Suites Hotels, Michael Murphy,