A Bad Economy
经济形势很差
The economy1 is bad. People are out of work. People are losing their jobs. People are getting laid off. People are getting fired. People want to work. But nobody is hiring2 workers. Nobody needs workers. Everyone has less money. Everyone is spending less. Everyone is buying less. Consumers3 are not buying anything extra4. They are buying only what they need. They are not buying new cars. They are keeping their old cars. They are not buying new homes. They are staying in their old homes. They are not buying new clothes. They are wearing their old clothes. They are not taking vacations. They are staying home. They are not going to restaurants. They are doing things that are cheap. They go to the library. They go to the park. They go to the museum. They go to the beach. They stay home and watch TV. Life is hard. Life is tough5. Everyone hopes the economy will get better soon. They hope the bad times will go away soon.
经济形势很差。人们都没有工作了。人们都失业了。人们都被解雇了。人们都被炒鱿鱼了。人们想工作。但是没有人雇佣工人。没有人需要工人。每个人的钱都变少了。每个人花的钱都少了。每个人买东西更少了。消费者都不买多余的东西了。他们只买他们需要的东西。他们不买新车了。他们都留着自己的旧车。他们不买新房子了。他们住在自己的旧房子里。他们不买新衣服了。他们都穿着旧衣服。他们不出去度假了。他们都待在自己的家里。他们不去饭店了。他们做的事情都很便宜。他们去图书馆。他们去公园。他们去博物馆。他们去沙滩。他们待在家里看电视。生活很困难。生活很艰辛。每个人都希望经济能快点好起来。他们希望坏日子能快点过去。
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