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Tinanam0102 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Registered / the paper

Hi teachers,

1..Even in the darkest days of the recession, as job reports registered stomach-flipping descents,

> What does that mean?

2. Last year it registered a 14.9 percent hike.

> Does "registered" mean "recorded" or "showed"?

3. Beijing recently annouced that its military budget will rise by.....China's domestic-security budget this year will hit $75.3 billion, slightly less than the military budget but growing at a fster rate of 8.9 percent annually. The paper estimates that China employs 21.....

> What does paper mean?

Thank you very much.

Tinanam
  

Top answer

1. "job reports" = reports about levels of employment "registered" = recorded "stomach-flipping descents" = dramatic falls in the numbers of people employed, such that would upset your stomach if literally experienced on a roller-coaster, for example 2. It depends on what "it" refers to.

— Mr Wordy

  • 1.
  • "job reports" = reports about levels of employment "registered" = recorded "stomach-flipping descents" = dramatic falls in the numbers of people employed, such that would upset your stomach if literally experienced on a roller-coaster, for example 2.
  • It depends on what "it" refers to.
  • 3.
  • It probably means some sort of research report issued by a government department, university department, business analyst, etc.
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1. "job reports" = reports about levels of employment

"registered" = recorded

"stomach-flipping descents" = dramatic falls in the numbers of people employed, such that would upset your stomach if literally experienced on a roller-coaster, for example

2. It depends on what "it" refers to.

3. It probably means some sort of research report issued by a government d
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Hi Mr. Wordy,

Thanks again for your help. Understand now.

Tinanam
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