151.recovery ：复苏
An increase in business activity following a recession or depression.
在经历衰退或萧条之后出现的经营活动的增加。
Economists¹ often disagree on whether the U.S. is in a recovery or not.
经济学家们对美国经济是否已经复苏看法不一。
152.sanction ：制载
Coercive economic restrictions² placed on one nation by another.
一国施加给另一国的强制性经济限制。
The two superpowers are currently negotiating trade sanctions.
两个超级大国目前正就贸易制载进行谈判。
153.service economy ：服务经济
An economy that emphasizes services over industrial production.
强调服务甚于工业生产的经济。
You can enjoy almost anything you want in today’s service economy.
在今天的服务经济中，你可以享受到几乎任何形式的服务。
154.slump³ ：疲软
A decline in business activity.
经济活动的减少。
The car industry has been in a slump since the beginning of the year.
汽车工业从年初起就一直疲软。
155.smokestack industry ：浓烟工业
A term that refers to heavy manufacturing, such as steel or automobile⁴ manufacturing.
指重工业，如钢铁和汽车制造业。
Information and entertainment is replacing the smokestack industry as the new major methods of creating wealth in the economy.
信息和娱乐业正代替浓烟工业，在经济中充当创造财富的新型手段。
156.socioeconomic ：社会经济的
A term used to describe the connection of social and economic factors.
用以描述社会和经济因素的联系。
The study of socioeconomic factors is important in order to understand various groups within society.
要了解社会的各个群体，必须研究社会经济的种种因素。
157.stagflation ：滞胀
A term that combines inflation and stagnation⁵. A condition when inflation and high unemployment occurring together.
“通胀”和”停滞”结合而成的术语，指通货膨胀与高失业率并存的局面。
Stagflation is a very unpopular buzz word in the business world.
滞胀是商界不受欢迎的时髦词语。 19
158.stock exchange ：股票交易所
A market where securities are traded, such as the New York Stock Exchange.
进行证券交易的市场，如纽约股票交易所。
My friends works at the New York Stock Exchange.
我的朋友在纽约股票交易所工作。
159.stock market ：（1）股市；（2）股市行情
A market in which stocks are bought and sold.
股票买卖的地方。
The general condition of the sale of securities in a corporation.
一家公司的证券销售情况。
The Wall Street Journal gives a daily report of the stock market.
《华尔街日报》每天报告股市行情。
160.supply and demand ：供需
A basic economic law stating that as the price of a good increase, suppliers will be willing to produce more but consumers will demand less, so that price and quantity are both interrelated.
一条经济基本法则，即商品价格上涨时，生产商愿意扩大生产，但消费者的需求下降，这样价格和数量相互制约。
All products must follow the laws of supply and demand.
所有的产品都必须遵守供求法则。

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