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【正确答案】汽车价格在过去的两个月中连续每月增长0.2%后，月增长降至不算多的0.1%。与此相对，资本商品价格在1月份增长了0.2%后增幅略降到0.1%。

【答案解析】[听力原文] Automotive vehicles prices increased a modest 0.1 percent following 0.2 percent advances in each of the previous two months. In contrast, capital goods prices edged down 0.1 percent after increasing 0.2 percent in January.

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【正确答案】2月份主要种类成品价格无显著变化。2月份消费品价格指数在上个月猛增0.9%后保持不变。

【答案解析】[听力原文] Prices for each of the major finished goods areas recorded little movement in February. The price index for consumer goods was unchanged in February after a 0.9 percent jump the previous month.

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【正确答案】2月份从欧盟进口商品的价格受燃料价格上涨影响有所增长。截至2月份，从欧盟进口商品的价格增长了4.0%。

【答案解析】[听力原文] The February advance in import prices from the European Union was impacted by higher fuel prices. Import prices from the European Union rose 4.0 percent for the year ended in February.

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【正确答案】2月份从中国和日本进口商品的价格均下降了0.2%。这是自2006年10月类似的调价以来从两国进口品价格降幅最大的一次。

【答案解析】[听力原文] Prices of imports from China and from Japan each declined 0.2 percent in February. The decreases were the largest for both indexes since a similar change in October 2006.

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【正确答案】过去的一年里从中国进口商品的价格下降了1.1%，而在2006年2月至2007年期间从日本进口商品的价格指数下降了0.8%。

【答案解析】[听力原文] Import prices from China fell 1.1 percent over the past year, while the price index of imports from Japan declined 0.8 percent for the February 2006-2007 period.

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【正确答案】美国经济保持稳健。2003年8月以来新增就业岗位720万，失业率低，工资不断上涨，生产率很高，通货膨胀和利率维持在低水平。

【答案解析】[听力原文] The U.S. economy is strong. Since August 2003, 7.2 million jobs have been created. Unemployment is low. Wages are growing. Productivity is strong. Inflation and interest rates are low.

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【正确答案】此预算反映了我们到2012年减少赤字、达到预算平衡的同时最侧重的方面。我坚信这个方法将帮助我们建设一个更加安全和繁荣的国家。

【答案解析】[听力原文] This budget reflects our highest priorities while reducing the deficit and achieving a balanced budget by 2012. I am confident that this approach will help make our country more secure and more prosperous.

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【正确答案】总统的预算降低了每年的赤字，使得预算在5年内达到了平衡，同时继续投资国家的安全和繁荣事业。

【答案解析】[听力原文] The President's budget reduces the deficit every year and reaches a balanced budget within five years, while continuing to invest in the nation's safety and prosperity.

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【正确答案】为了保持经济繁荣，下年的预算将永久减免税收，同时推出其他促进发展、改善教育、卫生和能源安全的政策。

【答案解析】[听力原文] To keep the economy vibrant, the budget for next year makes tax relief permanent, and proposes other pro-growth policies to improve education, health care, and energy security.

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【正确答案】2008年的预算支持我们的部队在外国打击恐怖主义，加强我们部队未来的力量，发展我们的外交，保护我们的国家不受攻击。

【答案解析】[听力原文] The 2008 budget supports our troops fighting terrorism abroad, strengthens our military for the future, enhances our international diplomacy, and protects our homeland from attack.