(单词翻译:单击)
German joblessness rises for seventh straight month in October
截止到今年10月，德国的失业率已连续7个月呈增长趋势
BERLIN (Reuters) — German joblessness rose for the seventh month running in October, gaining 20,000 in seasonally adjusted terms （经季节调整后） but remaining close to a post-reunification low.（国家统一后的新低）
路透社柏林电：德国的失业率已连续7个月呈增长趋势，10月份未经季节调整后的失业人数为20，000人，几乎接近国家统一后的新低。
（straight= consecutive=running =连续（数月/年），要注意：这三个词在英文句子中的位置是不同的。例如：(1) The Cup was won for the third consecutive/straight year by the Toronto Maple Leafs.这个奖杯连续第三年由多伦多枫叶队赢去了。(2) Japan's GDP has followed a downside pattern for 8 consecutive/straight months/for 8 months running). 日本的GPD连续8个月呈现下降趋势。）
Labour Office （德国联邦劳工局）data showed on Tuesday the number of people out of a job （失业）rose to 2.937 million in October from 2.917 in September. The consensus forecast （普遍预测） in a Reuters poll（路透民调）of 31 economists was for unemployment to rise by 10,000.
周二，德国联邦劳工局的统计数据表明：失业人数已从9月份的291.7万人上升到10月份的293.7万人。路透民调对31位经济学家进行了调查，普遍预测：失业人口会多达10，000人。
（失业=out of a job/work=unemployed=失业；裁员=cut staff=lay off employees=downsizing：A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them.
许多公司选择去缩小规模，对于那些公司或许这是真确的。get the sack= get(be given) a pink slip=fire=dismiss=be kicked off=解雇）
The unemployment rate stood at 6.9 percent, undoubtedly a shocking alarm to the country's top decision-makers.
失业率高居6.9%，这对该国的最高决策者来说无疑是敲响了警钟。
(1. stand at=register=数值或数量为：（1）The average annual temperature of Mt. Jigongshan measures/registers /stands at 23C°.鸡公山的年平均气温为23C°。（2）The earthquake registered 5.7 on the Richter scale.这次地震显示为里氏5.7级。2. a shocking alarm=令人震惊的警报；敲响警钟=sound the alarm= ring the alarm bell:食品价格连续半年逐步攀升，这给我们敲响了警钟，我们必须采取必要的措施平抑物价。The food price has climbed gradually for six (straight/consecutive) months running, which rings the alarm bell to us, so we must do something necessary to stabilize the food prices.)
