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1、智课网IELTS备考资料雅思阅读材料之女性消费出国英语考试有哪些雅思6.5是什么水平雅思阅读评分标准托福阅读评分标准雅思和托福的区别Britonsareonceagaintakingonmoredebtthantheyarerepaying.Photograph:MurdoMacleodRecession?Whatrecession?ResearchintotheshoppinghabitsofBritain'swomenhasfoundthatspendingonclothes,gymmembers
2、hipsandholidayshasrecoveredoverthepastsixmonthsandisnowhigherthanbeforethecreditcrunch.Theresearch,byPostOfficeFinancialServices,alsofoundthatmillionsofwomenarequietlyborrowingfromrelativestomaintaintheirspending,inwhatitsaysisanattempttoupholdanimagean
3、davoidpotentialredundancy.ConsumerspendingpsychologistDonnaDawsonsays:"Whatweareseeingintheshoppinghabitsofthesewomenisnotescapismoravoidanceofthetruth–itisactuallymoreshrewdandcalculatedthanthat.Whentheeconomyisinsecure,peopleandjobscanfallwithit,andso
4、thesewomenhavegoneinto'survivalmode',polishinguptheirimagestoensuretheireconomicandemotionalsurvival.Also,awomanknowsthatinvestinginherselfisthebestwaytoboostself-confidence,especiallyintroubledtimes."SophieStringer,a28-year-oldfreelanceresearcherforano
5、n-profitorganisation,hascontinuedtobuysmartclothesduringtherecessionasshebelievesitisimportanttolookyourbestwhen"youareyouronlyrepresentative".Shehasalsorecentlyjoinedagymforthefirsttimeinherlifetokeepherselffitandhealthy,assickdaysareano-nowhenyou'reno
6、tpermanentstaff.Sophiesays:"Whenyou'reworkingforyourselfyou'reyourownbrandtoanextent,soIlookaftermyself…andtellmyselfit'saninvestment."Shesaysshejustifiesbuyingclothesandshoesforworkandwouldgetmiserableifshewasconstantlytellingherself,"no,youcan't".Anot
7、herreasonwomenarecontinuingtospendintherecessionisthattheyhavebeenlessaffectedbyjobcutsthanmen.ProfessorJohnPhilpott,chiefeconomistattheCharteredInstituteofPersonnelandDevelopment,referstotheongoingeconomiccrisisasa"man-cession"."Theredundancyrateformen
8、hasmorethandoubled.Thenumberofmeninworkhasfallenby2%,thenumberofwomeninworkby0.6%.Thenumberofmenunemployedhasincreasedby45%,thenumberofwomenunemployedbyaquarter,"hesaid."Thispatternismainlyexplainedbytherelativebuoyancyofpart-tim
