[TODAY'S NEWS] quoted from "The Japan Times 2009.01.31"
*Recession kicks unemployment to three-year high
Output sinks 9.6%; worst fall on record
Industrial output plummented at the fastest pace on record in December, while consumer spending slumped and unemployment hit a near three-year higth as the recession deepened, the govenrment said Friday.
**plummet
【自動-1】真っすぐに落ちる、真っ逆さまに落ちる◆【同】drop sharply
・The egg plummeted from the tree and smashed on the ground. 卵が木から真っ逆さまに落ち、地面に当たって割れた。
【自動-2】〔価値などが〕急落する、急に下がる
・The demand for temporary workers has plummeted. 臨時雇用者の需要は落ち込んでしまった。
・The hospital's reputation has plummeted. その病院の信用はがた落ちだ。
*124,802 part-timers to be fired
The labor ministry said in a report Friday that 124,802 nonregular employees in Japan have lost or are expected to lose their jobs in the six-month period ending in March 2009
*Recession kicks unemployment to three-year high
Output sinks 9.6%; worst fall on record
Industrial output plummented at the fastest pace on record in December, while consumer spending slumped and unemployment hit a near three-year higth as the recession deepened, the govenrment said Friday.
**plummet
【自動-1】真っすぐに落ちる、真っ逆さまに落ちる◆【同】drop sharply
・The egg plummeted from the tree and smashed on the ground. 卵が木から真っ逆さまに落ち、地面に当たって割れた。
【自動-2】〔価値などが〕急落する、急に下がる
・The demand for temporary workers has plummeted. 臨時雇用者の需要は落ち込んでしまった。
・The hospital's reputation has plummeted. その病院の信用はがた落ちだ。
*124,802 part-timers to be fired
The labor ministry said in a report Friday that 124,802 nonregular employees in Japan have lost or are expected to lose their jobs in the six-month period ending in March 2009