第1页共9页商志笔记（04年第三篇阅读）Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe47-year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting,fillingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe'dliketo,either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtimecustomerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesofteningeconomy."I'magoodeconomicindicator,"shesays."Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhenthey'reconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars."SoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingatmiddle-browDillard'sdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanClevelandhome,insteadofNeimanMarcus."Idon'tknowifotherclientsaregoingtoabandonme,too"shesays.EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan'sadmissionthatAmerica'sred-hoteconomyiscooling,（总述）lotsofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsoftheslowdownthemselves.（分述一）FromcardealershipstoGapoutlets,saleshavebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstempertheirspending.（分述二）Forretailers,wholastyeartookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetweenThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautiousapproachiscomingatacrucialtime.（分述三）Already,expertssay,holidaysalesareoff7percentfromlastyear'space.（分水岭）Butdon'tsoundanyalarmsjustyet.Consumersseemonlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticabouttheeconomy'slong-termprospects,evenastheydosomemodestbelt-tightening.（整个第二段讲了两句话，分水岭前后。）Consumerssaythey'renotindespairbecause,despitethedreadfulheadlines,theirownfortunesstillfeelprettygood.【（总述）Homepricesareholdingsteadyinmostregions.（分述一）InManhattan,"there'sanewgoldrushhappeninginthe$4millionto$10millionrange,predominantlyfedbyWallStreetbonuses,"saysbrokerBarbaraCorcoran.（分述二）InSanFrancisco,pricesarestillrisingevenasfrenziedoverbiddingquiets.（分述三）"Insteadof20to30offers,nowmaybeyouonlygettwoorthree,"saysjohnDeadly,aBayAreareal-estatebroker.】（分水岭）Andmostfolksstillfeelprettycomfortableabouttheirabilitytofindandkeepajob.（以上四个句子【】是一个意思：在大多数地区房价保持稳定。这一段的主旨：causesofconsumers’notbeingdesperateinfaceoftheslowdown.）【（总述）Manyfolksseesilverliningstothisslowdown.（分述一）Potentialhomebuyerswouldcheerforlowerinterestrates.（分述二）Employerswouldn'tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthejobmarket.（分述三）Manyconsumersseemtohavebeeninfluencedbystock-marketswings,whichinvestorsnowviewasanecessaryingredienttoasustainedboom.】Dinersmightseeanupside,too.GettingatableatManhattan'shotnewAlainDucasserestaurantneedtobeimpossible.Notanymore.Forthat,Greenspan&Co.maystillbeworthtoasting.笔记：1.Appreciatedoing感激某人做……2.Suggestthat(should)……3.Suspend暂停；延缓4.Whenitcomestoslowingeconomy……一提到……5.Whenitcomesto+名词词组+主谓……6.Whenitcomesto……的作用：引出全文的主题7.Whenitcomesto……在写作中的应用：Whenitcomesto+作文主题，（不同的人有不同的观点）opinionsvary.8.考研英语试卷：1：完型（10%）2：阅读（60%）（partA：40%；partB：10%；partC：10%）3：写作（30%）9.Sometendtoclaimthat……一些人认为10.Others,however,mayargue/contendthat……然而，另一些人认为11.Iamstronglyconvincedthat……我强烈认为/相信；科学家一直相信：Scientistshavebeenconvincedthat……12.重要补充：1.Beconvincedthat…………认为、相信2.Hold、claim、argue、contend第2页共9页商志笔记都表示认为/主张3.写作例句：一些人认为……另一些人认为……Whilemanyseemtoholdthat……othersmightcontendthat……（While__，__）4.Seemto、tendto、may/might、can/could专门用于主谓之间，制造抽象的感觉13.主谓之间的插入...
