随着国内服务业加速恢复，周五公布的9月财新中国通用服务业经营活动指数（服务业PMI）录得54.8，较8月提高0.8个百分点，连续五个月处于扩张区间。请看本报昨日的报道：

The recovery in China’s service sector activity extended into a fifth straight month in September, an industry survey showed Friday, with hiring increasing for the second month in a row.

The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 54.8 from August’s 54.0, the highest reading since June and staying well above the 50-mark that separates monthly growth from contraction.

The services sector, which accounts for about 60 percent of the economy and half of urban jobs, had initially been slower to return to growth than large manufacturers, but the recovery has gathered pace in recent months as COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings lifted.

报道中的in a row就是“连续”的意思。例如：

Having lost three times in a row, Noel was ready to pull the plug on his running career.

一连输了三回比赛，诺亚准备放弃他的职业跑步生涯了。