首页
登录
职称英语
Oscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing better
Oscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing better
游客
2023-11-26
30
管理
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 【M1】______
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- 【M2】______
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 【M3】______
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- 【M4】______
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 【M5】______
Japanese now take three weeks. Americans still make with just two. 【M6】______
Germany responds to this contrast with its usual concern about whether
people’s aversion to work is damaging its competition. Yet German work- 【M7】______
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, 【M8】______
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 【M9】______
to stand up for scrutiny. Some blame weak trade unions that leave workers 【M10】______
open to exploitation, others suggest Americans actually want to work longer hours. [br] 【M5】
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://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3220410.html
相关试题推荐
(1)Innovation,theelixirofprogress,hasalwayscostpeopletheirjobs.In
(1)Thepoundingrainbeganinthemiddleofthenight.ThepeopleofJackson,
别听他们胡说八道,根本就没那回事。Don’tbefooledbytheirbabbling.Nothingofthesort.原文中的“听”不
中国人是刻苦耐劳的民族。TheChineseareahard-workingandindustriouspeople.当people表示民族的意义
Wouldyoubeshockedtofindoutanaverageof18peopledieeverydaydueto
PASSAGETHREE[br]Actually,whatisthekeytotheopportunityofpeopletomov
PASSAGETHREEPeopleinwhatwouldbecomeNorway.第3段第1句中,宾语从句的表语部分与题目中的的firstto
(1)Thisfishingvillageof1,480peopleisableakandlonelyplace.Setont
(1)Thisfishingvillageof1,480peopleisableakandlonelyplace.Setont
(1)Itishardformodernpeopletoimaginethelifeonehundredyearsago.No
随机试题
OralPresentationOneofthewaysthatteachersuset
Acalorieisaunitofenergyassociateswithanythingcontainingenergyexcept
男,62岁。咽痛、咳嗽3个月余,半月前多次肌注青霉素治疗好转,但近5天来发生寒战
A. B. C. D.
从所给的四个选项中,选择最合适的一个填入问号处,使之呈现一定的规律性:
共用题干 重庆两江通衢,交通便利,是西南地区的物资集散地和长江上游最具活力的商
房地产市场投资的强度取决于()A:编写物业管理报告的基础资料的真实可靠性B:潜
下列不属于期货交易所职责的是( )。A.提供交易的场所、设施和服务 B.组织并
关于有限合伙的说法,错误的是( )。A.有限合伙人不执行合伙事务,不得对外代表
专用架桥机可按()的不同进行分类。A.移梁方式 B.吊装力式 C.导
最新回复
(
0
)