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肆虐全球的新冠肺炎疫情危机已经严重削弱了美国经济。美国国会预算办公室发布的最新预测显示，由于新冠疫情引发经济急剧萎缩，未来10年美国GDP将因此缩水近8万亿美元。 People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US, April 6, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will shrink the size of the US economy by roughly $8 trillion over the next decade, according to new projections released by the Congressional Budget Office on Monday. 美国国会预算办公室本周一In a letter to US lawmakers, the CBO said the US economy will grow by $7.9 trillion less from 2020 to 2030 than it had projected in January. That amounts to a 3 percent decline in US gross domestic product compared to its initial estimate. 美国国会预算办公室在写给美国议员的信中表示，从2020年到2030年，美国经济产出将较1月份时的预期减少7.9万亿美元。这相当于美国国内生产总值较最初估计下降3%。 The stark illustration of the pandemic’s potential economic impact comes one week after White House officials confirmed they would not release their own updated projections this summer in their annual “mid-session” budget review. 在美国国会预算办公室公布新冠肺炎疫情对经济的潜在影响一周前，白宫官员证实，他们不会在今年夏天的年度中期预算审查中公布对美国经济的最新预测。 | 
