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1、（04年第三篇阅读）Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe47-year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting,fillingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe'dliketo,either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtimecustomerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesoften
2、ingeconomy."I'magoodeconomicindicator,"shesays."Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhenthey'reconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars."SoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingatmiddle-browDillard'sdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanClevelandhome,insteadofNeimanMarcus."Idon'tknowifotherclientsaregoingt
3、oabandonme,too"shesays.EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan'sadmissionthatAmerica'sred-hoteconomyiscooling,（总述）lotsofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsoftheslowdownthemselves.（分述一）FromcardealershipstoGapoutlets,saleshavebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstempertheirspending.（分述二）Forretailers,wholastye
4、artookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetweenThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautiousapproachiscomingatacrucialtime.（分述三）Already,expertssay,holidaysalesareoff7percentfromlastyear'space.（分水岭）Butdon'tsoundanyalarmsjustyet.Consumersseemonlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticabo
5、uttheeconomy'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'sanewgoldrushhappen
6、inginthe$4millionto$10millionrange,predominantlyfedbyWallStreetbonuses,"saysbrokerBarbaraCorcoran.（分述二）InSanFrancisco,pricesarestillrisingevenasfrenziedoverbiddingquiets.（分述三）"Insteadof20to30offers,nowmaybeyouonlygettwoorthree,"saysjohnDeadly,aBayAreareal-estatebroker.】（分水岭）Andmos
7、tfolksstillfeelprettycomfortableabouttheirabilitytofindandkeepajob.（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
8、'tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthejob
