2010/06/16

This Day in History June 16… 歷史上的今天 6月16日

The Great Depression was a dark time in American history. Many people were out of work and didn't have enough food to feed their families. Everyone was feeling low and helpless. President Roosevelt passed the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) on this date in 1933. Everyone hoped the NIRA would help the economy grow. However, many unexpected problems happened. Only a few years later, measures had to be taken to fix the NIRA. Although it was thought of as a general failure, the NIRA did set up the public works program, which created jobs for people and got many dams and railroads built.
經濟大蕭條是美國歷史上一段黑暗的時期。許 多人因為失業沒有足夠的食物養家活口。人人都覺得心情低落、徬徨無助。當時的小羅斯福總統在1933年的今天通過《國家工業復興法》。大家都希望該法案能 幫助經濟成長。然而,許多無法預測的問題一一浮現。短短幾個月後就必須提出修正《國家工業復興法》的措施。雖 然該法案被視為成效不彰,但它確實推動了公共工程計劃,為人民創造工作機會,並建造許多水壩和鐵路。
單字片語
depression
n. 蕭條,不景氣
be out of work
例:失業
John has been out of work for a long time.(約翰已經失業很久了。)
feed
vt.撫養;餵養
三態為:feed, fed, fed
recovery
n.恢復,復原
recover vi. 恢復,復原(常與介詞 from 並用)
act
n.法案(常大寫)
take measures to V
採取措施/方法(做)……
例:The fishermen took measures to protect their boats from the oncoming storm.(漁夫們採取行動保護他們的船隻以防範即將來臨的暴風雨。)
failure
n.失敗的事情,失敗者(可數);失敗(不可數)
dam
n.水壩
railroad
n.鐵路
知識大補帖

美國經濟大蕭條(The Great Depression)發生在1929至1933年間。小羅斯福總統(圖中坐者,資料照片)1933年就任後,開始實行一連串經濟政策,其核心是3個 R:Relief(救濟)、Reform(改革)和Recovery(復興),並制定《緊急銀行法令》、《國家工業復興法》等。《國家工業復興法》是以恢 復工業生產為目標,將生產環節置於國家的監督下, 減少盲目生產,並由國家出面調節企業與勞資雙方關係,為企業復興創造良好條 件。

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