今週の教材はコロナ影響による、アメリカの失業手当の問題に関する記事でした。
関心ある記事だと、なんというか、自然と学習に身に入りますよね。
また、本ブログのように学習したことを後日復習することも大事だと思っています。
記憶定着が促進されるので。
コツコツがんばります。
・The contract between the two companies will expire at the end of the year.
両社間の契約は年末で満了となる。
・Fears are growing that a tax increase may stall economic recovery.
増税が景気回復を遅らせるのではないかという懸念が高まっている。
・They threatened to downgrade my credit rating if I don’t pay the bill immediately.
私がすぐに請求書を支払わないと、彼らは私の信用格付けを下げると脅した。
There are two reasons.
First, a lot of companies are going out of business or are closing several of their branches. For example, several major clothing and supermarket brands are closing some of their stores due to a lack of customers.
Second, there are now way more people looking for jobs than what the job market can offer. For example, lots of people who have been let go by their employers due to COVID-19 are now looking for new jobs, and the number of job openings has plummeted because businesses don't need more workers right now.
There are two reasons.
First, most small businesses do not have enough savings to survive being closed for many months. For example, some of the small-businesses declared bankruptcy after being closed for six months.Second, most small businesses rely on financial help from banks and other financial institutions. For example, most new businesses have loans to pay off, which is now a very difficult task due to the lack of income.
