Big Cities No Longer for Low-Skilled Workers. Flashcards

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labor

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n. 工人 ,劳工,工作

adj. 劳工的,工作的

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weave

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v. 编织,组合,编造,迂回前进

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paraphrase

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v. 改写,解述,意译

Paraphrase heavily 重度改写一下

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manufacturing

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n. 制造业

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thanks to

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由于,归功于

thanks in part to

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offshoring

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n. 离岸外包

offshore adj. 近海的,离岸的,外包的

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automation

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n. 自动化

automaton=robot 机器人

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increase/decrease

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增加/减少

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geographic

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adj. 地理的,地理学的

geography

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occupation

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n. 职业,占有,消遣,居住

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occur

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v. 发生,存在,出现,想到

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cluster

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v. 聚集,集居

n. 群,簇

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plentiful

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adj. 多的,丰富的,充裕的

plenty

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urban/rural

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城市的,都市的/乡村的,农村的

urban center 市中心区

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equalize

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v. (使)相等,划一

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wage

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n. 工资,报酬

salary 薪水;income 收入;earnings 收入

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bump

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v. 碰撞,颠簸而行,提高
n. (工资等)数量上的增加
adj. 突然的,猛烈的
a pay bump 大幅涨薪

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prosperity

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n. 繁荣,兴旺

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by virtue of

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由于,因为

virtue n. 美德,德行,优点

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agglomeration and clustering

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集聚和集群

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refer to

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涉及,指的是,提及,参考,适用于

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locate

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v. 找出,使坐落于,把…设置在

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employee/employer

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雇员/雇主

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a deep pool of

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一大批(可用的人员)

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smokestack
adj. 重工业的 | n. 主烟囱
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give way to
让位于,让步
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decent
adj. 体面的,适当的,相当好的
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emerging market
新兴市场
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divide
vt. 划分,隔开,分割,[数]除 vi. 分裂,分开 n. 分水岭,分歧,分
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arrest
v. 逮捕,拘留 | arrest the emerging divide
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drive down
压低(价格等)
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rent
n. 租金 | v. 出租,租用
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revitalize
v. 使复兴,使振兴,使恢复
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depressed
adj. 沮丧的,降低的,不景气的,萧条的
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disperse
v. 使分散
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intervene
v. 干预,干涉,介入,阻挠
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on behalf of
为了…的利益
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wage subsidy
工资津贴
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portable pension
可携式养老金
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incentive
n. 鼓励,刺激
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deploy
v. 部署,展开,利用
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alternative
adj. 两者择一的,可供选择的,非主流的 | n. 两者择一,供替代的选择
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fall behind
落后
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cite
v. 引用,举例
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facilitate
v. 促进(=promote)
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an irreversible decline
无可逆转地衰退
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an irreversible decline
无可逆转地衰退