Why China Isn’t Providing Enough Jobs for Its Young Flashcards

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Stoke (up)

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verb
To encourage bad ideas / feeling in many people
* That publication has been stoking up racial hatred in the country.
* His comments stoked dissatisfaction among the workers.

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Frustrated

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adjective
Feeling anger from the inability to achieve something
* She has been feeling rather frustrated with her job recently.
* The public has been growing increasingly frustrated with the economy.

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Suffer disproportionately

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verb - adverb
To experience something bad much more than another person/group
* Working class families will suffer disproportionately if the government decides to raise taxes.
* The elderly suffered disproportionately during COVID.

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Assault

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verb
An attack
* Many are criticizing these new laws as an assault on part-time workers.
* She suffered a severe assault on social media.

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Mismatch
(between … and …)

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noun
Things that are not suitable for one another / things that do not match
* There is currently a mismatch between these two teams.
* We need to fix the mismatch between supply and demand.

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Mounting uncertainties

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adjective - noun
Gradually increasing feelings of not being sure what will happen in the future
* We are seeing mounting uncertainties regarding the influence of A.I. technologies.
* They are trying to cope with mounting uncertainties over their future.

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An uptick in …

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phrase
An increase in the amount or number of something
* We saw an uptick in revenue during the Christmas holidays.
* There has been an uptick in companies failing during their first year of doing business.

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Civil service

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noun
All government departments that are not part of the military
* She was able to travel internationally after getting a job in the civil service.
* Japan has a very large civil service workforce.

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Lexicon

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noun
All the words used in a specific language
* The size of the English lexicon increases every year.
* A.I. has a much bigger lexicon than the average person.

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“The rat race”

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noun
The situation in modern society were people aggressively compete for power and money
* She opted out of the rat race by moving to the countryside.
* I’m getting fed up with life in the rat race …

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Impossible odds

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adjective - noun
A situation where success seem extremely unlikely
* We are facing what seems to be impossible odds this year.
* In the face of impossible odds she still didn’t quit.

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To settle for …

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phrasal verb
To accept something lower / less than what you wanted
* He had to settle for a job at a convenience store.
* Unfortunately they had to settle for less.

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Tax breaks

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noun
A reduction in taxes
* Trump was accused of giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
* Ireland has huge tax breaks for artists.

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Caution

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noun
Great care & attention
* Please proceed with caution from here on.
* She spoke with great caution to her boss.

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