2012-2-ReadingPartA-T4-3-2 讲义19页
文章主题:《美国经济衰退的滞后影响》
In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U.S., lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more mean-spirited and less inclusive, and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms.
词汇:
1.moral n.寓意;道德;adj.道德的、道义上的
2.lengthy adj. 漫长的
3.stagnation n. 萧条,停滞
4.decline v|n. 衰退,下降
5.mean-spirited adj. 道德缺失的、心胸狭隘的
6.inclusive adj. 包容的,包含的
7.reverse v. 颠倒、翻转、逆转
8.consequence n.结果、后果;重要性