This Day in History June 16

The Great Depression was a dark time in American history. Many people were out of work and didn't have enough food to feed their families. Everyone was feeling low and helpless. President Roosevelt passed the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) on this date in 1933. Everyone hoped the NIRA would help the economy grow. However, many unexpected problems happened. Only a few months later, measures had to be taken to fix the NIRA. Although it was thought of as a general failure, the NIRA did set up the public works program, which created jobs for people and got many dams and railroads built.

經濟大蕭條是美國歷史上一段黑暗的時期。許多人因為失業沒有足夠的食物養家活口。人人都覺得心情低落、徬徨無助。當時的小羅斯福總統在1933年的今天通過《國家工業復興法》。大家都希望該法案能幫助經濟成長。然而，許多無法預測的問題一一浮現。短短幾個月後就必須提出修正《國家工業復興法》的措施。雖然該法案被視為成效不彰，但它確實推動了公共工程計劃，為人民創造工作機會，並建造許多水壩和鐵路。

單字片語

◎depression n. 蕭條，不景氣
◎be out of work 失業

例：John has been out of work for a long time.（約翰已經失業很久了。）

◎feed vt. 撫養；餵養  三態為：feed, fed, fed
◎recovery n. 恢復，復原

◎recover vi. 恢復，復原（常與介詞 from 並用）

◎act n. 法案（常大寫）
◎take measures to V 採取措施/方法（做）……

例：The fishermen took measures to protect their boats from the oncoming storm.（漁夫們採取行動保護他們的船隻以防範即將來臨的暴風雨。）

◎failure n. 失敗的事情，失敗者（可數）；失敗（不可數）
◎dam n. 水壩
◎railroad n. 鐵路