赖世雄英语新闻听力通第47期:经济衰退致数千人失业（打印版）

(Bloomberg)Taiwan's economic growth has dropped to its slowest rate in 26 years.

（彭博信息）台湾的经济增长率创下二十六年来的最低点。

The cause of the drop may be falling overseas demand for goods produced in Taiwan.

下跌的原因可能是海外市场对台湾制造的产品需求量减低。

This downturn is costing thousands of workers their jobs.

这次的经济衰退造成数千人失业。

This trend may continue until the end of the year.

这种趋势可能会持续到年底。