CNN Marketplace2006-02-04

Michelle Wright: A Labor¹ Department report out today reveals that U. S. employers added a smaller than forecasted 193, 000 new jobs in January. Despite that , Labor Secretary Elaine Chao says this report is strong.
Elaine Chao: Well, I think today's report shows that the fundamentals of our economy are strong. And as president noted² in his State of the Union address, we are seeing broad-based job growth.
Michelle Wright: And with that job growth Manpower Inc. 's Jeffrey Joerres says we could start to see wages improve.
Jeffrey Joerres: When you see, you know, the food and beverage³ industry add 31, 000 jobs, those would be traditionally not paying as much as, as manufacturing. But at 4. 7% unemployment you're gonna start to see a little bit of wage creep. But I think that will help the, the person on the street looking for a job.
Michelle Wright: Economists⁴ had forecasted that 240, 000 new jobs would be created in January.

Michelle Wright: Consumers' view of the economy dipped last month. The University of Michigan in a report released only to its subscribers today says its consumer sentiment index was down three tenths of a point from December. Economists had expected an increase.

Michelle Wright: Good news if you're looking for a high-speed Internet at a cheap price. AT&T is slashing⁵ their introductory broadband service to 12. 99 a month. That price is for a download speeds of up to 1. 5 Mbps. The carrier is also offering a higher speed service for 17. 99 a month which provides download speeds from 1. 5 to 3 megabytes.

Michelle Wright: A new study shows that recent design changes made in SUVs and pick-up trucks have reduced sharply the number of car driver deaths.
Adrian Lund: Car occupants suing collisions with the SUVs that met disagreement were much less likely to die in those collisions. So we saw about an 18 to 21 percent reduction.
Adrian Lund is the president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

Michelle Wright: And first to put United Airlines this week, now a bankruptcy⁶ judge has accepted a reorganization plan from a lower airlines which will allow them to leave Chapter 11 bankruptcy status .

With CNN Radio Marketplace, I'm Michelle Wright.

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 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

4 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 slashing   

adj.尖锐的；苛刻的；鲜明的；乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 浆纱是液处理的第一过程。 来自辞典例句
• He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手，不去鞭打他的马了。 来自辞典例句

6 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。