But the 47-year-old manicurist isn’t cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she would like to, either.

　　①When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn’t biting her nails just yet.

　　②But the 47-year-old manicurist isn’t cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she would like to, either.

　　③Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up.

　　④Spero blames the softening economy.

　　⑤“I’m a good economic indicator,” she says.

　　⑥“I provide a service that people can do without when they’re concerned about saving some dollars.”

　　⑦So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middle-brow Dillard’s department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus.

　　⑧“I don’t know if other clients are going to abandon me, too.” she says.

　　参考译文：

　　①(例：分1)当谈到发展速度减缓的经济时，艾伦·斯佩罗还不至于束手无策。

　　②(转折：分2)但这位47岁的美甲师现在修剪、锉磨和上光的指甲却不如她希望的那么多了。

　　③(并列：分3)她的大多数客户每周花费12至50美元，但上个月，两位老客户突然不再光顾了。

　　④(结果：总)斯佩罗把这归咎于经济疲软。

　　⑤(原因：分1)“我是一个很好的经济指标，”她说。

　　⑥(并列：分2)“我提供的服务属于当人们想省钱时可以省掉的类别。”

　　⑦(结果：分3)因此，斯佩罗开始缩减开支，在她位于克利夫兰郊区的家附近的中等档次的迪拉德百货公司购物，而不是去内曼•马库斯。

　　⑧(并列：分4)“我不知道其他客户是否也会抛弃我。”她说。

　　翻译小作业：

　　当谈到冷却的经济和大量的失业率时，大多社会精英和知识分子不至于束手无策， 虽然他们现在获得收入不能像他们希望的那么多。