*=*=* 《每日一句汉译英参考答案》　*=*=*

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回答: *=*=* 《每日一句汉译英》　*=*=* 由 EnLearner 于 2012-05-07 20:01:41

 

请把下面的汉语翻译成一句英文：

美国4月份失业率略微下降，但美国政府星期五表示，美国这个世界最大经济体的就业增长表现平平。

参考答案：

The U.S. jobless rate edged lower in April, but the government said Friday that job growth in the world's largest economy was modest.

2edge verb

edg·es; edged; edg·ing

 
1 [+ obj] a: to give an edge to (something)
▪ Edge the sleeve with lace.— usually used as (be) edged▪ The sleeve was edged with/in lace. [=it had a lace edge]
b: to be on the edge of (something)
▪ Trees edge the lake.— usually used as (be) edged▪ The garden is edged [=fringed, bordered] with/in/by flowers.
 
 
 
2 always followed by an adverb or preposition: to move slowly or with small movements in a specified direction [no obj] ▪ She edged away from him.▪ Gasoline prices have been edging upward. [+ obj] ▪ I edged my chair closer to the table.
 
 
3 [+ obj] : to defeat (someone) by a small amount
▪ (chiefly US) He was edged in the semifinals by the defending champion.— usually + out▪ He was edged out in the semifinals.▪ She barely/narrowly edged out her opponent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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