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1、(04年第三篇閱讀)Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe47-year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting,fillingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe'dliketo,either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtimecustomerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesoften
2、ingeconomy."I'magoodeconomicindicator,"shesays."Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhenthey'reconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars."SoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingatmiddle-browDillard'sdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanClevelandhome,insteadofNeimanMarcus."Idon'tknowifotherclientsaregoingt
3、oabandonme,too"shesays.EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan'sadmissionthatAmerica'sred-hoteconomyiscooling,(總述)lotsofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsoftheslowdownthemselves.(分述一)FromcardealershipstoGapoutlets,saleshavebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstempertheirspending.(分述二)Forretailers,wholastye
4、artookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetweenThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautiousapproachiscomingatacrucialtime.(分述三)Already,expertssay,holidaysalesareoff7percentfromlastyear'space.(分水嶺)Butdon'tsoundanyalarmsjustyet.Consumersseemonlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticabo
5、uttheeconomy'slong-termprospects,evenastheydosomemodestbelt-tightening.(整個(gè)第二段講了兩句話,分水嶺前后。)Consumerssaythey'renotindespairbecause,despitethedreadfulheadlines,theirownfortunesstillfeelprettygood.【(總述)Homepricesareholdingsteadyinmostregions.(分述一)InManhattan,"there'sanewgoldrushhappen
6、inginthe$4millionto$10millionrange,predominantlyfedbyWallStreetbonuses,"saysbrokerBarbaraCorcoran.(分述二)InSanFrancisco,pricesarestillrisingevenasfrenziedoverbiddingquiets.(分述三)"Insteadof20to30offers,nowmaybeyouonlygettwoorthree,"saysjohnDeadly,aBayAreareal-estatebroker.】(分水嶺)Andmos
7、tfolksstillfeelprettycomfortableabouttheirabilitytofindandkeepajob.(以上四個(gè)句子【】是一個(gè)意思:在大多數(shù)地區(qū)房價(jià)保持穩(wěn)定。這一段的主旨:causesofconsumers’notbeingdesperateinfaceoftheslowdown.) 【(總述)Manyfolksseesilverliningstothisslowdown.(分述一)Potentialhomebuyerswouldcheerforlowerinterestrates.(分述二)Employerswouldn
8、'tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthejob