Chineseairlinesraisefuelsurchargefees09-05-201209:21BJTChineseairlinecompaniesaresettoincreasefuelsurchargefeesondomesticflightsstartingWednesday.Fordomesticroutes,thefuelsurchargefeewillincreaseby20yuan,raisingthetotalto70yuan,forflightslessthan800kilometres.Longerrouteswillbumpup30yuan,makingitatotalfuelsurchargeof130yuan.DomesticfuelsurchargefeeshavefluctuatedsinceApril,whenlongdistanceflightpriceswereadding150yuanforfuelcharges.Expertssaythereasonmaybebasedonthespikeinaviationfueldemandsthismonth.AsChina’sgoldenweekholidaydrawsnear,thecostoftravelmaycontinuetofluctuate.surcharge['sɜːtʃɑːdʒ]超载；额外费domesticHYPERLINK"javascript:void(0);"\o"报错"[də'mestɪk]国内的routes[ruːt]路径；线路bumpup突然增加；提升fluctuateHYPERLINK"javascript:void(0);"\o"报错"['flʌktʃʊeɪt]波动；涨落spike[spaɪk]；以大钉钉牢aviation[eɪvɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n]航空；飞机制造业U.S.manufacturingsectorcontractsforthirdmonthinAugust09-05-201208:45BJTTheU.S.manufacturingsectorshrankforthethirdconsecutivemonthinAugust,infreshevidencethattheU.S.economicrecoverywaslosingsteam,aleadingindustrysurveyshowedTuesday.TheU.S.InstituteofSupplyManagementmanufacturingindex,alsoknownasthepurchasingmanager’sindex,stoodat49.6inAugust,lowerthanthe49.8inJuly.ThisisthelowestreadingsinceJuly2009,withneworders,productionandemploymentindexesallfalling.Areadingabove50indicatesthatthemanufacturingsectorisgenerallyexpanding,whileareadingbelow50indicatescontraction.ManufacturinghasbeenabrightspotinoutputandemploymentsincetherecessionendedinJune2009.Butthesectorhasshownsignsofweakeninginrecentmonths.TheU.S.FederalReservesaidinitslatestreportthatmanydistrictsreported"somesoftening"inmanufacturing,eitheraslowdownintherateofgrowthoradeclineinthelevelofsales,outputororders.sectorshrank行业萎缩shrank[ʃræŋk]收缩（shrink的过去式）consecutive[kən'sekjʊtɪv]连续不断的losingsteamenglosingsteam失去动力steam[stiːm]蒸汽；精力index['ɪndeks]指标；指数output['aʊtpʊt]输出recession[rɪ'seʃn]衰退；不景气district['distrikt]区域；行政区soften['sɔfən]使缓和；使变柔软GoldendayforChinainathletics09-04-201212:34BJTChineseathlet