首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Oscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do. If so, Americans are now among the world’s sa
Oscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do. If so, Americans are now among the world’s sa
admin
2012-10-19
56
问题
Oscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing
better to do. If so, Americans are now among the world’s saddest refugees.
Factory workers in the United States are working longer hours than at any (1)______
other time in the past half century. America once led the rich world in cut
ting the average working week—from 70 hours in 1850 to less than 40
hours by the 1950s.
It seemed natural that as people grew richer they would trade extra earn
ings for more leisure. Since the 1970s, however, the hours clocked up by
American workers have raised to an average of 42 this year in manufactur- (2)______
ing. Several studies suggest that something similar is happening outside
manufacturing. Americans are spending more time at work than they did 20
years ago. Executives and lawyers boast 80-hour weeks. On holiday, they (3)______
seek out fax machines and phones as eagerly as Germans bag the best sun
loungers. Yet working time in Europe and Japan continue to fall. In Germa- (4)______
ny’s engineering industry the working week is to be trimmed from 36 to 35
hours next year. Most Germans get six week paid annual holiday; even the (5)______
Japanese now take three weeks. Americans still make with just two. (6)______
Germany responds to this contrast with its usual concern about whether
people’s aversion to work is damaging its competition. Yet German work- (7)______
ers, the Japanese, seem to be acting sensibly: as their incomes rise, they can
achieve a better standard of living with fewer hours of work. The puzzle
is why America, the world’s richest country, sees things differently. It is a
puzzle with sinister social clues. Parents spend less time with their children, (8)______
who may be left alone at home for longer. Is it just a coincidence that juve
nile crime is in the rise? Some explanations for America’s time at work fail (9)______
to stand up for scrutiny. Some blame weak trade unions that leave workers (10)______
open to exploitation, others suggest Americans actually want to work longer hours.
(5)
选项
答案
week — weeks’
解析
如果“six week”作前置修饰语,则需要用连字符“.”联结起来.且“week”用单数形式。但此处的结构不同,所以必须把“week”变为复数,加“’”修饰后面的名词词组“paid annual holiday”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/c4iO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
Peoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings—e,g.,alcohol,drugs,certainfoods,oreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanadd
LANDUSEAproblemrelatedtothecompetitionforlanduseiswhethercropsshouldbeusedtoproducefoodorfuel.【1】_____
Manythingsmakepeoplethinkartistsareweird—theoddhours,thenonconformity,theclovecigarettes.Buttheweirdestmayb
HewasaCanadian,anattorney,hesaid,stillpracticinginWinnipeg.Buthe’dbeenspendingAprilinGatlinburgforalmost50
Thethreatfromglobalwarming,hereports,"Isveryreal.Itisonlyamatteroftimebeforethetemperatureofthesurfaceof
A、TheforeignexchangeearnedfromtourismandbankingindustryisoneofBritishmostimportantexports.B、Notbad!inEnglish
Manywomenintopmanagementjobsneverfullyembracedthedress-downlook.Unlikesomemalecounterpartswhofamouslyflauntkh
Afterhavingassuredtheirreturnjourney,thewriterandhiscompanioncouldconcentrateoncollectingandfilmanimals.Decidi
Whatisaportcity?Asacenterofland-seaexchange,amajorsourceoflivelihood,amajorforceforcultural【1】,theport
Mymothertoldmeastoryeveryeveningwhilewewaitedforfathertoclosetheshopandcomehome.Theshopremainedopentill
随机试题
元代文人发展出的一种新颖的诗歌形式是()
北京地铁有家每日商场,每逢节假日都要举办“一元拍卖活动”,所有拍卖商品均以1元起价,报价每次增加5元,直至最后定夺。但这种由每日商场举办的拍卖活动由于基价定得过低,最后的成交价就比市场价低得多,因此会给人们产生一种“卖得越多,赔得越多”的感觉。实际上,该商
Ourcompanycultureis______makesussuccessfulincreatingafriendlyenvironment.
有关SARS患者外周血象的描述,错误的是
闭经肝肾不足证的用方为闭经阴虚血燥证的用方为
某市场上,张某、李某和王某分别占据着40%、30%和9%的市场份额,其他经营者的市场份额都不足l%,那么,关于张某、李某和王某市场支配地位的表述正确的有()。
能稳定公司控制权的长期筹资方式包括()。
阅读下图所示的程序框图,运行相应的程序,输出的i值等于()。
根据以下资料,回答111-115题。出口增速明显回落。2008年1-9月,浙江省累计出口1178.9亿美元,比上年同期增长24.3%,比上年同期回落4.9个百分点,比1-6月回落1.8个百分点。扣除美元升值因素,1-9月以人民币计价的出口总额仅增长
试述:1919~1945年,美、英、法、德日五国外交政策的变化及其原因。
最新回复
(
0
)