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中国政法大学考博英语阅读理解汇总Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn’tbiting
hernailsjustyet.Butthe47-year-oldmanicuristisn’tcutting,
filingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe’dliketo,either.Mostof
herclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtime
customerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesoftening
economy.“I’magoodeconomicindicator,”shesays.“Iprovide
aservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhenthey’reconcernedabout
savingsomedollars.”SoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingat
middle-browDillard’sdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanCleveland
home,insteadofNeimanMarcus.“Idon’tknowifotherclientsare
goingtoabandonme,too.”shesays.
(PS:ThewaytocontactyumingkaoboTEL:silingling-liuliuba-liujiuqibaQQ:EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan’sadmissionthatAmerica’sred-hot
economyiscooling,lotsofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsof
theslowdownthemselves.FromcardealershipstoGapoutlets,sales
havebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstempertheirspending.For
retailers,wholastyeartookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetween
ThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautiousapproachiscomingata
crucialtime.Already,expertssay,holidaysalesareoff7percent
fromlastyear’space.Butdon’tsoundanyalarmsjustyet.
Consumersseemonlymildlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaythey
remainoptimisticabouttheeconomy’slong-termprospects,evenas
theydosomemodestbelt-tightening.
Consumerssaythey’renotindespairbecause,despitethe
dreadfulheadlines,theirownfortunesstillfeelprettygood.Homepricesareholdingsteadyinmostregions.InManhattan,“there’sanewgoldrushhappeninginthe$4millionto$10millionrange,predominantlyfedbyWallStreetbonuses,”saysbrokerBarbaraCorcoran.InSanFrancisco,pricesarestillrisingevenasfrenziedoverbiddingquiets.“Insteadof20to30offers,nowmaybeyouonlygettwoorthree,”saysJohnTealdi,aBayAreareal-estatebroker.Andmostfolksstillfeelprettycomforta
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