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
31
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
FoulShotsNowandthenIcanstillseetheirface
ExperiencedobserversonAmericancampuseshavebeguntonoticeanewgroup
可燃物与氧化剂作用发生的放热反应,通常伴有()现象,称为燃烧。A.火焰、
克罗恩病与肠结核最重要的鉴别在于A.有无发热、腹痛;腹泻乏力 B.OT试验是否
下列关于中学“腐乳的制作”实验,叙述正确的是()。A.加盐主要是为了调节水分.利
有溃疡病者应慎用A.利血平 B.普萘洛尔 C.氢氯噻嗪 D.氯丙嗪 E.
212)发信机主要由调制电路、振荡电路、放大电路、高频滤波电路等构成。()
帮助建设单位优化设计或从使用维护等角度上对设计方案进行调整,使项目在总体上更能满
下列属于学校教育制度内容的是( )A.修业年限 B.教学大纲 C.课程
土壤中某污染物的自然本底值是0.5mg/kg,其卫生标准为1.5mg/kg,那么
最新回复
(
0
)