中英双语翻译测试稿1

基础测试：

1.英译中部分：

The recent recession has been unusually severe and long-lasting. It has heightened the concern that, unlike past recessions, it could have a permanent and long-lasting impact on future growth in the economy. The examination of recent trends in the components of U.S. economic growth suggests a significant slowing of future growth relative to pre-crisis expectations, but many of the studies argue that the slowdown is only marginally related to the recession. Most of the attention has focused on a decline in the labor force participation rate, but the largest portion of that change is the result of previously-known changes in the demographic structure of the population. A relatively small portion of the decline is attributed the cyclical influence. As a result, there is little room for a cyclical recovery and the participation rate is likely to continue to go down in future years. Second, the rate of TFP improvement has also slowed, but again the slowdown appears to have predated the crisis. Most studies anticipate that modest TFP growth will persist in future years, but they are agnostic about the role of the crisis. Certainly, the recession triggered a broad reassessment of the growth outlook and most projections have adopted a more pessimistic perspective; but it has proved hard to establish a causal link between the recession and lower expectations of future growth.

2.中译英部分：

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