录音中首先指出在春天的时候法国经济看起来生机勃勃（sprightly），接着提到“…it seemed as if the French were even outpacing their American rivals…”以及“Subsequent data revisions…dispelled that illusion”，可见法国经济似乎赶超美国只是表象而已，因此题干有误。
【录音原文】
Buoyed by higher house prices and a consumer splurge, the French economy was looking quite sprightly in the spring. Indeed, at one point, it seemed as if the French were even outpacing their American rivals. Subsequent data revisions—downwards in France, upwards in America—dispelled that illusion. And figures for the third quarter have punctured French delusions of growth altogether. The French economy crawled along at an annual pace of just 0.4% between July and September.