Roaring Back: Employers Add 916,000 Jobs As Economy Emerges From Winter Slump

标题中Roaring Back很形象。其实come roaring back是习语，表示to become very successful or active again。

Hiring accelerated last month as U.S. employers added 916,000 workers to their payrolls. It was the largest job gain since August, fueled in part by an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.

几个表达方式值得关注：add... to payrolls, job gain, fueled in part by, improving outlook

The unemployment rate dropped to 6%, from 6.2% in February.

drop to...

Job growth has improved in each of the last three months, after a winter surge of coronavirus infections brought hiring to a standstill in December.

a winter surge: winter在此以名词修饰名词;

bring... to a standstill: 让……停顿

【其实英语还是更喜欢用名词，比如上句的surge和standstill，完全可以用动词来替换】

"The labor market recovery has awakened from its winter slump," said Nela Richardson, chief economist at the payroll processor ADP.

Job gains for January and February were also revised upwards.

Over the last year, bars and restaurants have been particularly sensitive to the ups and downs of the pandemic. Those businesses added 176,000 workers in March.

"The weather is getting better. People want to get out. They're enjoying themselves more than they did before," said Ray Sandza, vice president of data and analytics for Homebase, which provides payroll software to restaurants and others small businesses. "Businesses can see the corner rounding, so they're willing to bring more people on."

see the corner rounding这个表达比较有趣，看到拐点已到

Construction companies added 110,000 workers in March after a slowdown in February when winter storms blanketed much of the country. Schools and colleges added 190,000 workers, as in-person education gradually resumed.

blanket: to cover something completely with a thick layer，可见blanket比cover意思更近一步，真的是完全覆盖

Forecasters expect the job gains to continue, provided a recent uptick in coronavirus cases doesn't erupt into a full-blown wave.

provided引导条件状语从句，=if, only if，但更正式一些；uptick: an increase in sth.

erupt: to start suddenly and violently;

full-blown: completely developed

"It's just very important that we continue to be diligent when it comes to public health, so that we don't have to risk either lockdowns again, or frankly just people being scared to go outside," Sandza said.

Coronavirus vaccinations have ramped up rapidly, with an average of 2.9 million shots given daily over the last week. But new infections are also climbing again, after falling sharply in February and early March.

最近新闻媒体中常说的疫苗接种数量增加，对应的英文是vaccinations ramp up;

"It's almost like a race to try to get the maximum number of people vaccinated before the virus has a chance to mutate into something that we can't handle," said Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Despite the solid job gains in March, Bostic said the U.S. is a long way from full employment. There are still 8.4 million fewer payroll jobs in the U.S. now than there were before the coronavirus took hold a year ago.

take hold: to become established

"Even at a million [additional] jobs a month — which would be an incredible number — we're still looking at least into 2022 before we get to pre-pandemic levels," Bostic said during a presentation to the World Affairs Council of Atlanta Tuesday. "We've still got a ways to go on the employment front before I think we'll be in a position to really exhale and let the marketplace play out as it will."

be in a position;

let the marketplace play out as it will: 这句话感觉很常说，可以背下来，表示“让市场按其规则来办事”

New claims for unemployment unexpectedly rose last week, with 719,000 people applying for state benefits, and another 237,000 seeking help under a federal program for gig workers and the self-employed.

gig: a job , often a temporary one. 临时工/兼职，通常是那种需要多班倒的工作

Manufacturing has recovered more quickly from the pandemic than businesses that rely on in-person services. Factories added 53,000 workers last month.

A survey of factory managers in March found some of the strongest business conditions in decades, putting a strain on parts suppliers and delivery networks.

put a strain on: 给……带来压力

"That's simply because demand is so great," said Tim Fiore, who compiles the survey for the Institute for Supply Management. "They're great headaches to have."

Factories report rising prices for steel, plastic and other raw materials, which ultimately may be passed on to consumers.

"If demand is not relaxing, people are going to have to pay whatever it costs," Fiore said.

The Federal Reserve expects overall consumer prices to climb by 2.4% this year, but says that jump in inflation is likely to be temporary.

个人反思：要想写出地道的英文，还是要多读多想多练吧

原文链接：https://www.npr.org/2021/04/02/983498157/roaring-back-employers-add-916-000-jobs-as-economy-emerges-from-winter-slump