So when the building booms came to a screeching halt, employment crashed.

因此，当建筑业繁荣嘎然而止时，就业崩溃了。

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THAT economic expansion leads to building booms seems to have been as true 6,000 years ago as it is now.

在经济扩张时期,人们往往喜欢大兴土木。 如今的这条经济定律在6000年前似乎也同样适用。

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In Europe joblessness has grown fastest in places such as Spain and Ireland, where building booms have crashed, but has only begun to edge up elsewhere.

在欧洲，建筑业热潮遭遇重创的西班牙和爱尔兰等国失业速度增长最快，而在其他地方则初现端倪。

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In Europe joblessness has grown fastest in places such as Spain and Ireland, where building booms have crashed, but has only begun to edge up elsewhere.

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