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According to Reuters, U.S. home sales tumbled to their lowest level in three years in December and house price increases slowed sharply,
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suggesting a further loss of momentum in the housing market.
这意味着房地产市场将进一步失去动力^GpOh*mXJ!Xz%ctICk。

The weak report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Tuesday also suggested the economy was slowing.
周二，全国房地产商协会(NAR)公布的报告亦表明经济正在放缓b%aALQve[FZ)~H)Gv。
A month-long partial shutdown of the federal government, which has delayed data from the Commerce Department is, however, making it difficult to get a good read of the economy.
然而，联邦政府近一个月的部分政府停摆推迟了美国商务部(Commerce Department)的数据发布，这使得人们很难对经济有一个良好的解读Uf=3=LyJ4Vu[~Kp。

词语解释

1.Commerce n.贸易，商业

例句：Commerce enriches a nation.
商业使一国富足qMq++EQmJQ^%9i6&D。

2.momentum n.动量 动力 势头

例句：No one wants this momentum to stall.
没有人希望这一势头停滞不前IC(de,(vYaFLPs;p。