09年春季高级口译阅读训练(2021年来最低水平》.docVIP

09年春季高级口译阅读训练(2021年来最低水平》 Housing starts lowest since 1924 as construction bears brunt of recession　　The number of homes being built in Britain has plummeted to its lowest level since the early 1920s as falling house prices exacerbate the crisis in the construction industry.　　A report out today from the Construction Products Association (CPA) and Ernst Young reveals there have been just 135,000 housing starts this year, compared to 203,500 in 2007. This figure, excluding the second world war when few houses were built, is the lowest since 1924, when there were 87,000 housing starts during a