新西兰英语 16 Senior Doctors
A month ago, senior 1 doctors in New Zealand hospitals said they would go on strike at the end of March to get more pay. It now looks as though they will not go on strike after all. The Minister of Health, David Cunliffe, has worked hard in the last month to reach an agreement with senior doctors. He knows that doctors overseas 2 are paid much more. He managed to find more money and he hopes it will be enough to keep more senior doctors in New Zealand.
Most of the senior doctors are specialists 3. They wanted a pay increase, more money for overtime 4 work and more money for continuing medical education to keep them up to date with changes. Their union will take the agreement to the senior doctors next week to see if they are happy to accept the pay offer.
New Zealand has a problem keeping our doctors. More and more senior doctors are leaving for jobs in Australia where they are paid much more. But, Australia is also losing doctors to Canada and the US. Australia is keen 5 to attract New Zealand doctors because they know we have excellent doctors here.
We also lose young doctors to overseas jobs, usually 3 or 4 years after they graduate. Again it is partly because they can earn more money overseas and this can help to pay back their student loans 6 more quickly. They also want to have a wider experience by working in other countries. Many of these doctors will return to New Zealand in the future, we hope.
Meanwhile, we have many foreign doctors working here. In some smaller towns, nearly all the doctors in the hospital are from other countries. Some come here for a short time, maybe just a year, to get different experience. A year in New Zealand can be an adventure for people who enjoy the outdoors and many others enjoy living in a new country for a short time. Some of these doctors are very experienced 7 so it is not all bad news to have so many foreign doctors here. However, we do have a shortage 8 of specialists in some areas of medicine and in some areas of the country. This is a worry.
- My brother is senior to me by two years.我哥哥比我年长两岁。
- They are senior students.他们是高年级学生。
- Her man has been sent overseas by his employers.她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。
- Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。
- a course designed primarily for specialists 主要为专业人员开设的课程
- They are each recognized specialists in their respective fields. 他们在各自的领域都被视为专家。
- They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
- He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。
- There is keen competition between the two motorcar firms.两家汽车公司之间存在着激烈的竞争。
- The children are mad keen to go to the zoo.孩子们非常想去动物园。
- They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest. 他们在放高利贷。
- Government loans have been the salvation of several shaky business companies. 政府的贷款救活了几家濒临倒闭的公司。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
- Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。