28. When business is ______, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.

A. degraded B. depressed C. reduced D. lessened

<depress>

depress v.使沮丧, 使萧条

depression 沮丧, 萧条, 低洼地带

</depress>

<degrade>

degrade v.(使)降级, (使)堕落

</degrade>

<reduce>

reduce vt.减少, 缩小

induce 诱惑, 劝诱

produce 生产

deduce 推断, 推论, 演绎出

educate 教育

education n.教育

introduce 介绍

</reduce>

<lessen>

lessen 减少, 变得更小

enrich 使丰富, 使充实

</lessen>

<recession>

recession （经济）不景气

</recession>

<redundant>

redundant 冗余的

</redundant>