Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings, which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom..

　　①Many folks see silver linings to this slowdown.

　　②Potential home buyers would cheer for lower interest rates.

　　③Employers wouldn’t mind a little fewer bubbles in the job market.

　　④Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings, which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom.

　　⑤Diners might see an upside, too.

　　⑥Getting a table at Manhattan’s hot new Alain Ducasse restaurant used to be impossible.

　　⑦Not anymore.

　　⑧For that, Greenspan & Co. may still be worth toasting.

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　　①(论点：总)许多人从经济趋冷的背后看到一线光明。

　　②(具体：分1)潜在的购房者会为更低的利率而欢呼。

　　③(并列：分2)雇主们不会介意就业市场少了一点泡沫。

　　④(并列：分3)许多消费者似乎受到了股市波动的影响，投资者现在认为股市波动是持续繁荣的必要因素。

　　⑤(并列：分4)用餐者可能也看到了好处。

　　⑥(举例：分1)以前在曼哈顿炙手可热的新阿兰杜卡斯餐厅订到位子是很难的。

　　⑦(转折：分2)现在情况已大不相同。

　　⑧(结果：分3)为此，格林斯潘公司也值得举杯庆贺了。

　　翻译小作业:

　　许多学生似乎受到了学习瓶颈期的影响，老师一致认为这是质变的必要因素。