试题题干
Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully, and choose A,B,C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
In these terms the U.S economy has been contracting since the late 60s.（）
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试题解析
under these conditions 在这种情况下；in these terms 在这种情况下。
在这种情况下，美国经济自60年代末以来一直在收缩。