首页
登录
职称英语
Then, why do Americans want to work harder? One reason may be that the real
Then, why do Americans want to work harder? One reason may be that the real
游客
2023-11-26
65
管理
问题
Then, why do Americans want to work harder? One reason may be that
the real earnings of many Americans have been stagnant or falling during
the past two decades. People work longer merely maintaining their living 【M1】______
standards. Yet many higher-skilled workers, who have enjoyed big increases
in their real pay, have been working harder still. Also, one reason for the 【M2】______
slow growth of wages has been the rapid growth in employment—what is 【M3】______
more or less where the argument began.
Taxes may have something to do with it. People who work an extra hour
in America are allowed to keep more of their money than those who do the
same in Germany. Falls in marginal tax rates in America since the 1970s
have made it all the less profitable to work longer. 【M4】______
None of these answers really explains why the century-long decline in
working hours has gone into converse in America but not elsewhere (though 【M5】______
Britain shows signs of following America’s lead). Perhaps cultural differ
ences—the last refuge of the defeated economist—are at play. Economists
used to believe that once workers earned enough to provide their basic 【M6】______
needs and allow for a few luxuries, their incentive to work would be eroded,
like lions relaxing after a kill. But humans are more susceptible to advertise 【M7】______
than lions. Perhaps clever marketing has ensured that ""basic needs""—for a
shower with built-in TV, for a rocket-projected car—expand continuously. 【M8】______
Shopping is already one of America’s most popular pastimes. But it requires
money—so more work and less leisure. 【M9】______
Or try this: the television is not very good, and baseball and hockey
keep being wiped out by strikes. Perhaps Wilde was right. Maybe Ameri
cans have something better to do. 【M10】______ [br] 【M8】
选项
答案
projected — propelled
解析
“project”表示“投掷,发射”,而“propel”表示“推进”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3220423.html
相关试题推荐
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursuescientificknowledge:forthesake
随机试题
Carsandotherroadvehiclesarethesinglemainsourceofharmfulnitrogen
PASSAGETWO[br]Whatdoes"SadlyAntonapouloswouldshufflethemorselfromone
TodayisamajormilestoneforMicrosoftasourfirstDevelopersConference
Reebokexecutivesdonotliketoheartheirstylishathleticshoescalledf
【问题1】(4分每空1分)设备①部署(1);设备②部署(2);设备③部署(3)
路基施工准备工作中,横断面复测主要是测量横断面的( )。【2013年真题】
某企业采用成本与可变现净值孰低法对存货进行期末计价,成本与可变现净值按单项存货进
某溢洪道工程控制端建筑物级别为3级,其闸门的合理使用年限为()年。A.20
进行工程预算成本、目标成本和实际成本的对比分析时,目标成本来自于()。A.投标
(2018年真题)在安装工程一切险中,保险人应当赔偿损失的有()。A.自然磨损
最新回复
(
0
)