Daily Vocabulary(2007/11/06)

4811.downside(下落傾向、マイナス面、否定的な面、不利な面）
The only one downside about us is that Japanese consumers don't know about us very well.
4812.hiring freeze(雇用凍結、採用停止）
We are going to have hiring freezes.
4813.widespread(広範囲に及ぶ、いっぱいに広げた）
Drug abuse is widespread in this city.
4814.for some time to come(ここしばらく、当面）
That may continue for some time to come.
4815.populace(大衆、民衆）
English is fairly well understood among the intellectuals,It is not among the populace.
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