法国的失业率会减慢

 　　PARIS, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Growth of jobless claims in France slowed down but the government was still in battle to reverse the alarming unemployment rate, French Labor¹ Minister Michel Sapin said on Thursday.

　　"There are signs of slight improvement in terms of growth and jobs, but we must continue the mobilization and continue the effort to be in action," the minister told the local broadcaster Europe1.

　　Admitting that "the reversal (of the jobless curve) is not there," Sapin said "once there is one more unemployed² person, it is not satisfactory."

　　Despite signs this month of a fragile recovery, the number of jobless people in mainland France reached a new record in June of 3.279 million, according to data released on Wednesday.

　　More than 14,900 unemployed people entered the sluggish³ job market last month, or up 0.5 percent from May, a fresh blow to President Francois Hollande who repeatedly expressed determination and clout⁴ to bring down the rising jobless trend by year-end via state-financed job contracts and stimulus⁵ to improve competitiveness.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 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。

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 clout   

n.用手猛击；权力，影响力

参考例句：

• The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。
• He gave the little boy a clout on the head.他在那小男孩的头部打了一下。

5 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。