时间:2019-02-25 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

   A: labor 1 relations have been getting heated over the last few days. There‘s even talk of a strike if contract negotiations 2 don’t go smoothly 3.


  B: I would hate to see the negotiations go sour, because the last thing we need is more trouble from the labor union. What do they want this time?
  A: they are demanding another raise for full-time 4 employees and more vacation days. They claim there‘s an increase of work-related stress, so there ought to be some kind of compensation for higher perssure on the job.
  B: hasn’t it always been stressful? Why make demands now?
  A: with cutbacks after the recession, there is more workload 5 per employee, so in actuality they do have more stress now than in the past. I just don‘t know if it warrants a pay raise foe 6 everyone.
  B: I guess the labor union seems to think so.
  最近这些日子劳资关系越来越紧张。有传闻说如果合同谈判不能顺利进行就会举行罢工。
  我不愿意看到谈判失败,因为我们最不想要的就是公会给我们带来太多的麻烦。这次他们想要干什么?
  他们要求给全日制的工人在增加一次工资,增加更多的假期。他们,声称工作压力越来越大,所以应该对工作带来的高压给予某种补偿。
  共组不是一直都很紧张吗?为什么现在才提出要求。
  由于萧条期之后进行了人员裁减,每个员工的工作量就更大了。所以事实上他们比过去的压力更大。我只是知道这是否就是给大家加薪的正当理由。
  我想公会也这么认为。
  Heated: of a person or discussion 人或讨论 full of anger and excitement 愤怒的;激烈的;十分激动的
  a heated argument/debate
  激烈的争论/辩论
  She became very heated.
  她不禁怒火中烧.Smoothly: without problems or difficulties 顺利地
  The interview went smoothly.
  面谈进展顺利。
  Compemsation: something, especially money, that somebody gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged something that you own; the act of giving this to somebody 补偿(或赔偿)物;(尤指)赔偿金,补偿金;赔偿 uncountable countable ~ (for sth)
  to claim/award/receive compensation
  要求╱判给╱得到赔偿金
  to pay compensation for injuries at work
  支付工伤赔偿金
  to receive

n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
adj.满工作日的或工作周的,全时间的
  • A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
  • I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作,我不知道她是如何对付的。
n.作业量,工作量
  • An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.每周有一天配一个助手就会减轻我的工作负担。
  • He's always grousing about the workload.他总是抱怨工作量大。
n.敌人,仇敌
  • He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
  • A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌,友是友,必须分清界限。
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