People are standing in long lines all over America.The long lines are unemployment lines.Unemployment lines are for people who have no jobs.Millions of Americans have no jobs.They used to have jobs.But they got laid off.They got laid off because of the recession.The recession is in America.The recession is in China.The recession is in Europe.The recession is all over the world.What's a recession?A recession is a time when people have only a little money.They don't buy new things.If they don't buy new things, factories stop making new things.Factories lay off the workers.In a recession, people buy only necessary things, like food.They don't buy new TVs, new cars, or new homes.They don't buy new shoes.They take their old shoes to the shoe repair shop.They don't go to expensive restaurants.They go to fast-food restaurants.They don't go to the movies.They watch TV.They don't go to Disneyland.They go to city parks.Everyone hopes the recession will end soon.
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81. People Are Poor
81. Οι άνθρωποι είναι φτωχοί
81. La gente es pobre
81. As pessoas são pobres
81\. 人很穷
People are standing in long lines all over America.
人々はアメリカ中で長い列に並んでいます。
사람들은 미국 전역에 긴 줄을 서고 있습니다.
Oamenii stau în rânduri lungi în toată America.
人们在美国各地排起了长队。
The long lines are unemployment lines.
長い列は失業率です。
Liniile lungi sunt linii de șomaj.
排长队是失业线。
Unemployment lines are for people who have no jobs.
失業率は仕事がない人のためのものです。
失业热线适用于没有工作的人。
Millions of Americans have no jobs.
何百万人ものアメリカ人には仕事がありません。
数百万美国人没有工作。
They used to have jobs.
彼らはかつて仕事をしていた。
Obișnuiau să aibă locuri de muncă.
他们曾经有工作。
But they got laid off.
しかし、彼らは解雇された。
Dar au fost concediați.
但是他们被解雇了。
They got laid off because of the recession.
彼らは不況のために解雇された。
由于经济衰退，他们被解雇了。
The recession is in America.
不況はアメリカにあります。
衰退发生在美国。
The recession is in China.
衰退发生在中国。
The recession is in Europe.
衰退发生在欧洲。
The recession is all over the world.
经济衰退遍及全球。
What’s a recession?
什么是衰退？
A recession is a time when people have only a little money.
景気後退とは、人々のお金が少ないときです。
经济衰退是人们只有一点点钱的时期。
They don’t buy new things.
他们不买新东西。
If they don’t buy new things, factories stop making new things.
如果他们不买新东西，工厂就会停止生产新东西。
Factories lay off the workers.
Fabricile concedieză muncitorii.
工厂解雇工人。
In a recession, people buy only necessary things, like food.
在经济衰退期间，人们只购买必要的东西，比如食物。
They don’t buy new TVs, new cars, or new homes.
他们不买新电视、新车或新房。
They don’t buy new shoes.
他们不买新鞋。
They take their old shoes to the shoe repair shop.
他们把旧鞋带到修鞋店。
They don’t go to expensive restaurants.
他们不去昂贵的餐馆。
They go to fast-food restaurants.
彼らはファーストフード店に行きます。
他们去快餐店。
They don’t go to the movies.
他们不去看电影。
They watch TV.
他们看电视。
They don’t go to Disneyland.
他们不去迪斯尼乐园。
They go to city parks.
彼らは都市公園に行きます。
他们去城市公园。
Everyone hopes the recession will end soon.
誰もが不況がすぐに終わることを望んでいます。
每个人都希望经济衰退尽快结束。
