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　　今天的句子：

　　Even if GDP follow that best-case track, the likelihood is that earnings will be significantly lower when the economy finally recovers than at their record peak last year. The reason is twofold. First, key industries such as airlines, energy, and commercial real estate will suffer such severe structural damage that they’ll take far longer to return to their old profitability. Second, big companies won’t be nearly as profitable as in recent years, when a confluence of low labor costs and a buoyant consumer swelled margins to unsustainable levels.

　　思考题：

　　Even in the best scenario, the economy would witness __.

　　A.a substantial drop in online sales in all sectors

　　B.less favorable outcomes than the previous year

　　C.unredeemable damages inflicted on airlines

　　D.higher labor costs and larger profit margins

　　词汇突破：

　　follow that best-case track= in the best scenario 最好的情况下

　　likelihood 可能性

　　earnings 收入

　　twofold 两层

　　key industries 支柱产业

　　profitability 盈利

　　confluence 多种因素的汇聚

　　low labor costs 低成本

　　a buoyant

　　swelled 增加

　　margins 利润率

　　unsustainable levels 不可持续的水平

　　句子解析：

　　第一句：

　　Even if GDP follow that best-case track, the likelihood is that// earnings will be significantly lower when the economy finally recovers than at their record peak last year.

　　参考译文：即使国民生产总值沿最佳轨迹发展，但当经济最终复苏时，收入仍可能大大低于去年创纪录的峰值。

　　第二句：

　　The reason is twofold.

　　参考译文：原因是双重的。

　　第三句：

　　First, key industries such as airlines, energy, and commercial real estate will suffer such severe structural damage that they’ll take far longer to return to their old profitability.

　　参考译文：首先，航空、能源和商业房地产等关键行业将遭受严重的结构性损害，它们将需要更长的时间才能恢复其原有的盈利能力。

　　第四句：

　　Second, big companies won’t be nearly as profitable as in recent years, when a confluence of low labor costs and a buoyant consumer swelled margins to unsustainable levels.

　　参考译文：其次，大公司的利润将远不如近几年，因为那时低廉的劳动力成本和强劲的消费共同将利润率提到了不可持续的水平。

　　思考题解析：

　　Even in the best scenario, the economy would witness __.

　　甚至在最好的情况下，

　　A. a substantial drop in online sales in all sectors

　　(所有行业的网上销售都大幅下降)

　　不是所有行业!

　　A选项错误。

　　B. less favorable outcomes than the previous year

　　(与前一年相比，更为不利的结果)

　　B选项正确。

　　C. unredeemable damages inflicted on airlines

　　(航空公司承受无法弥补的损失)

　　可以弥补，只是需要时间比较长

　　C选项错误。

　　D. higher labor costs and larger profit margins

　　(劳动力成本上升，利润空间增大)

　　前半句对，后半句错!

　　D选项错误。

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