2015年考研英语二阅读理解第四篇重点单词汇总+翻译

2015年考研英语二阅读理解第四篇重点单词汇总+翻译
Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news.And they were right.For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace.We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.
许多人将劳工部六月所公布的“就业岗位新增28.8万,且失业率降至6.1%”视为福音大加谈论。而且他们是对的。目前看来经济似乎正在以相当不错的速度创造着就业机会。虽然重回充分就业还有很长的路要走,但至少我们现在终于能以较快的速度前行了。
However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked.There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time.This figure is now 830,000(4.4 percent) above its year ago level.
然而,人们在很大程度上忽略了就业图景的另一重要部分。申报自愿从事兼职工作的人数出现大幅激增。该数字目前比一年前水平增加了83万(增长率为4.4%)。
Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction.Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs.They take part-time work because this is all they can get.An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.
在解释这(自愿兼职人数激增)与“奥巴马医改”的关联之前,有必要澄清一个重要区别。很多做着兼职工作的人实际上想要的是全职工作。他们之所以接受兼职工作是因为别无选择。非自愿兼职工作增加是劳动力市场疲软的表现,且意味着很多人将会极其艰难地勉强维持生计。
There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down.Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9percent) from its year ago level.
六月份非自愿兼职有所增加,但总体呈下降趋势。非自愿兼职者虽仍比经济衰退之前高出许多,但比一年前水平降低了64万(7.9%)。
We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us.The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week.If the answer is “yes”, they are classified as working part-time.The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice.They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.
我们之所以能区分自愿与非自愿兼职,是因为人们告诉了我们。劳工部采用的调查会询问人们,调查参考周内的工作时间是否少于35小时。如果回答“是”,他们就会被归类为从事兼职工作。该调查会进一步询问,他们那周的工作时间少于35小时是因为自己希望工作时间少于全职还是因为别无选择。只有在他们告诉调查者他们“选择”一周工作少于35小时的情况下,才会被归类为自愿兼职工作者。
The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment.For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.
自愿兼职工作问题的确和奥巴马医改相关,因为医改的主要目的之一便是使人们在非就业的情况下也能得到保险。对于很多人,尤其是那些本人或家人有严重健康问题的人来说,在奥巴马医改之前,他们得到保险的唯一途径便是找到一份提供医疗保险的工作。
However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges.These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families.With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.
然而,奥巴马医改使得1200多万人能够通过医疗补助计划(Medicaid) 或是保险交易市场(exchanges) 获得医保。这些人可能先前感到迫切需要找到一份提供保险的全职工作来为自己和家人投保。然而随着奥巴马医改法案的实施,保险不再与就业挂钩。
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talk v. 说话,谈话;讨论,洽谈;说闲话;供认
n. 交谈,讨论;谈判;报告,演讲;空话;谣言;话题;说话方式
过去分词:talked
现在分词:talking
过去式:talked
第三人称单数:talks
report v. 报告;报道/到;宣布;传闻;举报
n. 报道;报告;传闻;爆炸声
过去分词:reported
现在分词:reporting
过去式:reported
复数:reports
第三人称单数:reports
along prep. 沿着,顺着;在…边上
adv. 向前;进展;一起;到某处;越来越(好)
drop v. 落下;(使)降低;使掉下;累倒;中途放下;停止;把…除名;急剧倾斜而下;给…送到;断绝往来
n. 滴;少量;减少;糖豆;落差;空投
过去分词:dropped
现在分词:dropping
过去式:dropped
第三人称单数:drops
unemployment n. 失业;失业率;失业状况;失业人数
rate n. 速度,进度;比率;价格,费用;房产税
v. 评估,评价;看好;划分等级;配得上
过去分词:rated
现在分词:rating
过去式:rated
复数:rates
第三人称单数:rates
percent n. 百分比
adj. 每一百中
adv. 每一百中
复数:percent
right adj. 右边的;正确的;恰当的;正常的;正派的;完全的
adv. 向右;正好;立刻;一直,完全地;正确地;顺利地
n. 右边;权利;版权;正确;右派
v. 矫正;改正;把…扶正
int. (表示同意或遵从)是的,好的;对吗
过去分词:righted
现在分词:righting
名词:rightness
过去式:righted
复数:rights
第三人称单数:rights
appear v. 看来,好像;出现;出演;起源,首次使用;出版,广播;演出;抵达;出庭
过去分词:appeared
现在分词:appearing
过去式:appeared
第三人称单数:appears
economy n. 经济;经济制度;节约
复数:economies
creating v. 创造( create的现在分词 );引起;造成;封
decent adj. 像样的;得体的;正派的
副词:decently
pace n. 速度;节奏;步速;步幅;迅速出现
v. 踱步;确定速度;调整节奏;步测;放稳步调
过去分词:paced
现在分词:pacing
过去式:paced
复数:paces
第三人称单数:paces
full adj. 满的;有大量…的,最大量的;充满…的;饱的;完全的;详尽的;浓郁的;丰满的
adv. 直接地
比较级:fuller
最高级:fullest
finally adv. 最后,终于;彻底地
forward adv. 向前,提前;有进展地;向将来;拨快地
v. 发送;转交;促进
adj. 向前的,前面的;鲁莽的;未来的
n. 前锋
过去分词:forwarded
现在分词:forwarding
过去式:forwarded
复数:forwards
第三人称单数:forwards
faster adj. 更快的;快的( fast的比较级 );走得快;感光快的;[摄影术]快动作的(镜头)
adv. 更快地
however adv. 然而;不管怎样;…左右
conj. 不管怎样
another det. 另一个,又一个;类似的(人或物)
pron. 另一个,又一个;类似的(人或物)
important adj. 重要的;有声望的
副词:importantly
比较级:more important
最高级:most important
picture n. 照片,画像;图画,图片;影片;情况;描述;印象
vt. 构想,想象;用图片显示;描述,描写
过去分词:pictured
现在分词:picturing
过去式:pictured
复数:pictures
第三人称单数:pictures
overlook v. 俯瞰;忽略;不理会;不考虑;宽容
过去分词:overlooked
现在分词:overlooking
过去式:overlooked
第三人称单数:overlooks
jump v. 跳;跳上;跃过;快速移动;猛地一跳;突升;突然转变;略去;突然跳出正常位置;突然袭击
n. 跳;障碍物;猛增;巨大变化
过去分词:jumped
现在分词:jumping
过去式:jumped
第三人称单数:jumps
number n. 数字;编号;号码;数量;一群人;期,号;一段音乐;令人羡慕的东西;(语法)数
v. 总计;把…算作;把…编号
过去分词:numbered
现在分词:numbering
过去式:numbered
复数:numbers
第三人称单数:numbers
voluntarily adv. 志愿地;自动地,自发地
figure n. 水平;程度;层次;看事物的角度;水位;高度;楼层;水准仪
adj. 齐平的;平的;地位相等的;得分相等的;平稳的;
adv. 靠近地;扳平地
v. 扳平;使平坦;夷平;使相等;使瞄准
过去分词:levelled
现在分词:levelling
过去式:levelled
复数:levels
第三人称单数:levels
level n. 水平;程度;层次;看事物的角度;水位;高度;楼层;水准仪
adj. 齐平的;平的;地位相等的;得分相等的;平稳的;
adv. 靠近地;扳平地
v. 扳平;使平坦;夷平;使相等;使瞄准
过去分词:levelled
现在分词:levelling
过去式:levelled
复数:levels
第三人称单数:levels
before prep. 在…之前; 在…前面;比…重要
conj. 在…之前;到…为止;以免
adv. 以前
explain v. 解释;辩解,说明…的理由
过去分词:explained
现在分词:explaining
过去式:explained
第三人称单数:explains
connection n. 关系;连接;人脉;接头;联运;亲戚
复数:connections
Obamacare 奥巴马医改计划
distinction n. 差别;分别;卓越;特殊奖励;特质;荣誉
复数:distinctions
actually adv. 的确,事实上;(口语)说实在的
involuntary adj. 无意识做出的,非故意的;非自愿的,不随意的;不由自主的
副词:involuntarily
evidence n. 证据;(法庭)证物,证词
v. 证明
过去分词:evidenced
现在分词:evidencing
过去式:evidenced
第三人称单数:evidences
weakness n. 软弱;弱点;癖好
复数:weaknesses
labor n. 劳动;努力;工作;劳工
v. 努力争取(for);苦干;详细分析
adj. 劳工的,工会的;(常大写)(英国或英联邦国家)工党的
vi. (指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转
过去分词:labored
现在分词:laboring
过去式:labored
第三人称单数:labors
market n. 集市;市场;交易;行销地;购买的人数;市场经营者;市场总额
v. 营销
过去分词:marketed
现在分词:marketing
过去式:marketed
复数:markets
第三人称单数:markets
June n. 六月
复数:Junes
general n. 将军
adj. 全体的;一般的;普通的;大体的;广泛的;整体的;首席的
复数:generals
direction n. 方向,趋势;动向;方面;目标;管理,指示;用法说明;导演指导
复数:directions
recession n. 经济衰退,不景气;后退,撤退;凹处;退场
复数:recessions
survey n. 调查,勘测;概述
v. 审察,测量;进行民意测验
过去分词:surveyed
现在分词:surveying
过去式:surveyed
复数:surveys
第三人称单数:surveys
reference n. 提及;查询;征求;引语;编号;参考书目;推荐信;介绍人
adj. 供参考的
v. 引用
过去分词:referenced
现在分词:referencing
过去式:referenced
复数:references
第三人称单数:references
classify v. 将…分类
过去分词:classified
现在分词:classifying
过去式:classified
第三人称单数:classifies
choice n. 选择(权/范围);选定的人/物
adj. 优选的;中上级的;字斟句酌的
比较级:choicer
最高级:choicest
复数:choices
issue n. 问题;(报刊)期号;发行;子嗣
v. 发表,发布;供给;出版;将…诉诸法律
过去分词:issued
现在分词:issuing
过去式:issued
复数:issues
第三人称单数:issues
relate v. 涉及;联系;叙述;认同
过去分词:related
现在分词:relating
过去式:related
第三人称单数:relates
purpose n. 意图,计划;情势需要;重要意义;意志
过去分词:purposed
现在分词:purposing
过去式:purposed
复数:purposes
第三人称单数:purposes
insurance n. 保险(业);保费;预防措施
复数:insurances
outside n. 外面;外表;外侧;外围
adv. 在外面;在户外
prep. 在…之外;不在…;不属于
adj. 外部的;向外面的;不相关的;不可能的;快车道的
复数:outsides
especial adj. 特别的,突出的
serious adj. 严重的;令人担忧的;重要的;严肃的;认真的;庄重的;大量的
condition n. 状况;环境,处境;条件,条款;健康状况;疾病
v. 训练;使习惯于;使适应;影响;保养
过去分词:conditioned
现在分词:conditioning
过去式:conditioned
复数:conditions
第三人称单数:conditions
member n. 成员;会员;分子;身体部位(尤指胳膊或腿);构件,部件
复数:members
through prep. 穿过,通过;自始至终;直至;因为,凭借;遍布;经历;彻底地;透过/通过…感知;在…之中
adv. 通过;从头到尾;直达;(电话)接通;完全
adj. 直达的,直通的;完成的;关系了结的
provide v. 提供;规定
过去分词:provided
现在分词:providing
过去式:provided
第三人称单数:provides
health n. 健康(状况);医疗;状况
allow v. 允许;给予;使有可能;留出,给出;接受,同意
过去分词:allowed
现在分词:allowing
过去式:allowed
第三人称单数:allows
million num. 百万
复数:millions
either pron. (两者之中)任意一个;两者都(不)
adv. 也(不);而且,还
det. (两者中的)每个
exchange v. 交换;交流;更换
n. 交换;交谈;争吵;货币兑换;互访;交易大厅
过去分词:exchanged
现在分词:exchanging
过去式:exchanged
复数:exchanges
第三人称单数:exchanges
previous adj. 先前的;以前的;过早的;(时间上)稍前的
adv. 在先;在…以前
副词:previously
provide v. 提供;规定
过去分词:provided
现在分词:providing
过去式:provided
第三人称单数:provides
cover v. 遮盖;覆盖;撒上;包括;涉及;处理;行走;掩护;敷衍;给…保险;报道;足以支付;包庇;顶替,替补;采取预防行动;翻唱
n. 掩护,保护;躲避处,避难所;保险;覆盖物;床罩;掩饰;自然植被;遮盖;替补;代劳
过去分词:covered
现在分词:covering
过去式:covered
复数:covers
第三人称单数:covers
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