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(1)In a decade working as a nanny, Andreia Soares finally clambered up the ladder into Brazil’s middle class. (2)With the mo
(1)In a decade working as a nanny, Andreia Soares finally clambered up the ladder into Brazil’s middle class. (2)With the mo
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2019-05-24
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问题
(1)In a decade working as a nanny, Andreia Soares finally clambered up the ladder into Brazil’s middle class.
(2)With the money she saved, she bought a two-bedroom apartment with granite kitchen countertops and a small veranda, a house for her mother, a plot of land for her brother and a Louis Vuitton purse from Paris that she proudly pulls from a closet.
(3)While she has done better than many of her counterparts, Ms. Soares is part of a nanny revolution that is shattering the colonial stereotype of inexpensive but dedicated domestic help in Latin America.
(4)As their expectations for a better quality of life rise, nannies are increasingly seeking to work for the very wealthy and becoming less affordable for many middle-class families. The shift is causing ripples of class tension, posing an irritating problem in a society in which more women are entering the work force without the sort of elaborate system of day care that exists in some industrialized nations.
(5)Fading fast are the days when white-frocked nannies worked for a menial salary, with only two days off every 15 days. Better-qualified nannies are refusing to work weekends and are demanding salaries that are two to four times what they were paid just five years ago. A growing number are refusing to sleep over or are leaving the field, choosing jobs that allow more time for a private life, according to parents, nannies and directors of nanny placement agencies.
(6)The supply of nannies has thinned as some have sought other work in the expanding job market, driving up salaries for those who stay in the field, economists, nannies and nanny agency directors said. Many remaining nannies are taking courses to become better qualified and to help them find work in wealthier homes, where they can charge much more.
(7)While some mothers embrace the changes as good for Brazil’s development, many are up in arms. Once isolated, nannies now trade information about the market and working conditions through e-mail, blogs and social networks.
(8)Six years ago, Evanice dos Santos, a former nanny turned blogger, had no Internet access and caught up with fellow nannies at a Sao Paulo athletic club where her employers were members. Now married, she has dedicated herself to helping nanny friends online "find a better path" toward more money and better hours.
(9)Some well-paid nannies in Sao Paulo are employing nannies of their own. Ms. Soares said nanny friends earning more than $4,300 a month were paying less-qualified nannies a little over $900 a month to baby-sit for their own children.
(10)Marilia Toledo, the owner of the Masa nanny agency, said the market in Sao Paulo, South America’s largest city, had become a "war" between demanding nannies and parents trying to hold back nanny inflation. "Things are changing too quickly and abruptly," said Ms. Toledo, who has owned the agency for 20 years. "No one was prepared for this."
(11)Ms. Toledo and some economists are skeptical about how long the revolution can last. Dr. Neri said Brazilians still had low education levels: an average of seven years of study for adults older than 25. Rodrigo Constantino, an economist at Graphus Capital, said a lack of investment in education in Brazil would prevent many domestic workers from finding other, better-paying work, and incessant salary demands could ignite inflation.
(12)"Brazil is riding this wave, and each class is moving up the ladder," Mr. Constantino said. "The problem I see is how this is going to be sustainable."
Which of the following is NOT true about Brazilian nannies in the past?
选项
A、They had low social status.
B、They were underpaid.
C、They worked long hours.
D、They attended training courses.
答案
D
解析
由第5段可知,以前的保姆拿的是仆人的工资,半个月只有两天休息,而且还要住在雇主家里,私人生活受到限制,可见保姆工作时间长(C),报酬低(B),社会地位较低(A)。而由第6段第2句可知,保姆参加培训班以提高身价是当前的新趋势,并非过去保姆的特点,因此D为正确答案。
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