the United StatesMěiguó美国second quarter / Q2dì èr jìdù第二季度GDP (gross domestic product)GDPGDPto grow / growthzēngzhǎng增长1.5 percent1.5%1.5%，lower than / belowdīyú低于marketshìchǎng市场expectations / forecastyùqī预期。
the United States
Měiguó
美国
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
the United States
Měiguó
美国
Department of Commerce
shāngwù bù
商务部
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
this year
jīnnián
今年
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
growth rate
zēngzhǎng lǜ
增长率
is / equals
wèi
为
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
economists
jīngjì xuéjiā
经济学家
forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
(structural particle)
de
的
1.8 percent
1.8%
1.8%
consumption / spending
xiāofèi
消费
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
and
hé
和
enterprises / businesses
qǐyè
企业
investment
tóuzī
投资
to some extent / somewhat
yǒusuǒ
有所
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
but / however
dàn
但
overall / in general
zhěngtǐ
整体
performance
biǎoxiàn
表现
not as good as / below
bùrú
不如
expectations
yùqī
预期
July 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
the United States
Měiguó
美国
this year
jīnnián
今年
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
growth rate
zēngzhǎng lǜ
增长率
is / equals
wèi
为
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
this
zhège
这个
number / figure
shùzì
数字
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
economists
jīngjì xuéjiā
经济学家
forecasted / predicted
yùcè de
预测的
1.8 percent
1.8%
1.8%
did not / have not
méiyǒu
没有
to reach / to meet
dádào
达到
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations
yùqī
预期
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
to some extent / somewhat
yǒusuǒ
有所
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
enterprises / businesses
qǐyè
企业
investment
tóuzī
投资
also / too
yě
也
relatively / comparatively
bǐjiào
比较
stable / steady
wěndìng
稳定
the month of June
liùyuèfèn
六月份
inflation rate
tōnghuò péngzhàng lǜ
通货膨胀率
is / equals
wèi
为
3.7 percent
3.7%
3.7%
with / in line with
yǔ
与
expectations
yùqī
预期
to match / to be in line with
xiāngfú
相符
last week
shàng zhōu
上周
to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
unemployment
shīyè
失业
relief / assistance
jiùjì
救济
(structural particle)
de
的
number of people
rénshù
人数
is / equals
wèi
为
197,000
19.7 wàn
19.7万
compared to / more than
bǐ
比
the previous week
qián yī zhōu
前一周
increased by / more by
duōle
多了
9,000 people
9000 rén
9000人
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to say / said
shuō
说
although / even though
suīrán
虽然
growth rate / pace of growth
zēngsù
增速
to slow down
fànghuǎn
放缓
but / however
dàn
但
the United States
Měiguó
美国
economy
jīngjì
经济
(structural particle)
de
的
overall
zhěngtǐ
整体
situation / conditions
qíngkuàng
情况
still / nonetheless
háishi
还是
not bad / quite good
bù cuò de
不错的
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国际
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to maintain / to sustain
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维持
high level / elevated level
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高位
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纳斯达克
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zhǐshù
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to close lower / to finish down
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石油
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产量
to maintain / to keep
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不变
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