英语作文进阶之每日一句(1)：tumble & mire

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英语作文进阶之每日一句(1)：tumble & mire

GDP tumbled by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter meaning the country has been mired in recession for five consecutive quarters.
第二季度GDP跌了0.8个百分点，表明英国连续五个季度处于衰退之中。

1、表达增长或下降了多少个百分点用“verb+by+pct”，“增长”的词有：increase, go up, climb, rise, soar, surge等，“下降”的词有：decrease, go down, drop, fall, reduce, dip, decline, slump, plunge等，今天再学一个“下降”：tumble。上面那句没用副词修饰，实际上可以用的副词有：slightly, dramatically, drastically, significantly等，视情况而定。
2、用meaning把两句话连为一句，使意思表达紧凑，又省了连接词。
3、be mired in recession，陷入衰退，是比喻用法，仿佛陷入泥坑一样的困境。记住这种表达。
4、for five consecutive quarters，注意“连续五个季度”介词要用“for”，表示覆盖的时间段，不要用“in”等介词。

（From Times Online, July 24, 2009: Economy shrinks at record annual rate in Q2）