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Manpower Inc.， with 560，000 workers， is the world's largest temporary employment agency. Every morning， its people swarm into the offices and factories of America， seeking a day's work for a day's pay. One day at a time. As industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive by reducing the number of employees， Manpower， based in Milwaukee， Wisconsin， is booming.
Even though its economy continues to recover， the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part-timers and temporary workers. This " disposable " work force is the most important trend in American business today， and it is fundamentally changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive while avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens imposed by employment rules， healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security， benefits and sense of importance that came from being a loyal employee.
二、譯文
擁有五十六萬(wàn)員工的人力公司是世界上的臨時(shí)就業(yè)代理機(jī)構(gòu)。每天清晨，該公司的員工們涌入美國(guó)的工廠和辦公室，尋找一份只干一天、當(dāng)天付薪的工作。某日，正當(dāng)通用汽車公司和IBM這樣的工業(yè)巨頭們正通過(guò)裁減雇員數(shù)目以求設(shè)法生存時(shí)，總部在威斯康星州密爾沃基市的“人力公司”卻是門庭若市。
即使美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)繼續(xù)恢復(fù)，兼職和臨時(shí)工的人數(shù)也還是不斷增加。這種“一次性”的就業(yè)大軍是當(dāng)今美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的最重要的趨勢(shì)，而且它從根本上改變了個(gè)人與職業(yè)的關(guān)系。這種現(xiàn)象為這些公司開(kāi)辟了一條道路，使其既不失國(guó)際競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，又可以不受市場(chǎng)周期的沖擊，避免就業(yè)法規(guī)、醫(yī)療保健和養(yǎng)老金法案帶來(lái)的日益增加的負(fù)擔(dān)。對(duì)雇員而言，這將意味著不再享有保障、福利，不再具有作為一個(gè)忠實(shí)雇員的使命感。
考研核心詞匯
agency n. 代理處， 行銷處， 代理， 中介
[例] agency general 總代理
[同義] management， office， operation， work
[派生] agent n. 代理（商）
[固定搭配] by/through agency of 經(jīng)……介紹，通過(guò)……之手
swarm n. 蜂群， 一大群 v. 涌往， 擠滿， 密集， 成群浮游， 云集
[例] The beach is swarming with bathers. 海灘滿是海浴的人。
[同義] assemble， cluster， collect， crowd， gather， meet
[固定搭配] a swarm of 一群， 一堆； swarm into 蜂擁而入；swarm with
充滿著， 擁擠著；
giant n. 巨人， 大力士， 巨大的動(dòng)物或植物， 偉人， 天才
adj. 龐大的， 巨大的
[例] Shakespeare is a giant among writers. 莎士比亞是一位文壇巨匠。
[同義] colossal， enormous， gigantic， huge， immense， mammoth， monumental，
[反義] diminutive adj. 小的， 指小的， 小型的
n. 小的人， 指小辭， 指小詞， 愛(ài)稱
dwarf n. 矮子， 侏儒 v. （使）變矮小，
[派生] giantlike adj. 巨人般的， 巨大的
disposable adj. 可任意使用的
[例] Every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire.
每一種可用的設(shè)備都被大火燒毀了
[派生] disposal n. 處理， 處置， 布置， 安排， 配置， 支配
dispose v. 處理， 處置， 部署 vt. 布置， 安排， 除去， 使愿意
fundamentally adv. 基礎(chǔ)地， 根本地
[例] She is fundamentally unsuited to office work.
她根本不適合做辦公室工作。
[同義] primarily
[派生] fundament n. 基礎(chǔ)， 基本原理， 臀部
fundamental adj. 基礎(chǔ)的， 基本的 n. 基本原則， 基本原理
pension n. 養(yǎng)老金， 退休金
[例] “Some French farmers suggest that the Government pension off the older and less efficient farmers”（E.J. Dionne， Jr.）
“一些法國(guó)農(nóng)夫向政府建議讓那些年長(zhǎng)的或工作效率低下的農(nóng)夫領(lǐng)取退休金或補(bǔ)助金而退休”（小E.J.迪翁）
[同義] aid， allowance， assistance， grant， help， stipend
[派生] pensionable adj. 有資格領(lǐng)退休金的， 可領(lǐng)退休金的
loyal adj. 忠誠(chéng)的， 忠心的
[例] The people stayed loyal to their country.
人民忠于他們的國(guó)家。
[同義] devoted， dutiful， faithful， obedient， true， trustworthy
[反義] disloyal adj. 不忠的， 背叛的， 不忠誠(chéng)的
[派生] loyalty n. 忠誠(chéng)， 忠心
強(qiáng)化練習(xí)
1. Buying a train or a bus ticket used to be a major hassle. Now any hotel or travel ________ can book your tickets
A. resource B. recollection C. agency D. agony
2. He's just like a fly hanging around. Sorry， not a fly. It's a________ of flies flying near your ears
A. bunch B. swarm C. lump D. pile
3. They were ________， sometimes 8 feet long， and many of them lived in the swampy pools in which our coal seam， or layer， or formed.
A. giant B. clever C. delight D. light
4. Nowadays the average age at which people settle down and marry is much older than it was 30 years ago， so singles will tend to have more________ income.
A. dependent B. redundant C. professional D. disposable
5. John Mills was a great actor， a true gentleman and a ________ friend； someone who made us proud to be British，" Blair said in a statement.
A. loyal B. liar C. gangster D. predominant
參考答案：CBADA
Manpower Inc.， with 560，000 workers， is the world's largest temporary employment agency. Every morning， its people swarm into the offices and factories of America， seeking a day's work for a day's pay. One day at a time. As industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive by reducing the number of employees， Manpower， based in Milwaukee， Wisconsin， is booming.
Even though its economy continues to recover， the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part-timers and temporary workers. This " disposable " work force is the most important trend in American business today， and it is fundamentally changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive while avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens imposed by employment rules， healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security， benefits and sense of importance that came from being a loyal employee.
二、譯文
擁有五十六萬(wàn)員工的人力公司是世界上的臨時(shí)就業(yè)代理機(jī)構(gòu)。每天清晨，該公司的員工們涌入美國(guó)的工廠和辦公室，尋找一份只干一天、當(dāng)天付薪的工作。某日，正當(dāng)通用汽車公司和IBM這樣的工業(yè)巨頭們正通過(guò)裁減雇員數(shù)目以求設(shè)法生存時(shí)，總部在威斯康星州密爾沃基市的“人力公司”卻是門庭若市。
即使美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)繼續(xù)恢復(fù)，兼職和臨時(shí)工的人數(shù)也還是不斷增加。這種“一次性”的就業(yè)大軍是當(dāng)今美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的最重要的趨勢(shì)，而且它從根本上改變了個(gè)人與職業(yè)的關(guān)系。這種現(xiàn)象為這些公司開(kāi)辟了一條道路，使其既不失國(guó)際競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，又可以不受市場(chǎng)周期的沖擊，避免就業(yè)法規(guī)、醫(yī)療保健和養(yǎng)老金法案帶來(lái)的日益增加的負(fù)擔(dān)。對(duì)雇員而言，這將意味著不再享有保障、福利，不再具有作為一個(gè)忠實(shí)雇員的使命感。
考研核心詞匯
agency n. 代理處， 行銷處， 代理， 中介
[例] agency general 總代理
[同義] management， office， operation， work
[派生] agent n. 代理（商）
[固定搭配] by/through agency of 經(jīng)……介紹，通過(guò)……之手
swarm n. 蜂群， 一大群 v. 涌往， 擠滿， 密集， 成群浮游， 云集
[例] The beach is swarming with bathers. 海灘滿是海浴的人。
[同義] assemble， cluster， collect， crowd， gather， meet
[固定搭配] a swarm of 一群， 一堆； swarm into 蜂擁而入；swarm with
充滿著， 擁擠著；
giant n. 巨人， 大力士， 巨大的動(dòng)物或植物， 偉人， 天才
adj. 龐大的， 巨大的
[例] Shakespeare is a giant among writers. 莎士比亞是一位文壇巨匠。
[同義] colossal， enormous， gigantic， huge， immense， mammoth， monumental，
[反義] diminutive adj. 小的， 指小的， 小型的
n. 小的人， 指小辭， 指小詞， 愛(ài)稱
dwarf n. 矮子， 侏儒 v. （使）變矮小，
[派生] giantlike adj. 巨人般的， 巨大的
disposable adj. 可任意使用的
[例] Every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire.
每一種可用的設(shè)備都被大火燒毀了
[派生] disposal n. 處理， 處置， 布置， 安排， 配置， 支配
dispose v. 處理， 處置， 部署 vt. 布置， 安排， 除去， 使愿意
fundamentally adv. 基礎(chǔ)地， 根本地
[例] She is fundamentally unsuited to office work.
她根本不適合做辦公室工作。
[同義] primarily
[派生] fundament n. 基礎(chǔ)， 基本原理， 臀部
fundamental adj. 基礎(chǔ)的， 基本的 n. 基本原則， 基本原理
pension n. 養(yǎng)老金， 退休金
[例] “Some French farmers suggest that the Government pension off the older and less efficient farmers”（E.J. Dionne， Jr.）
“一些法國(guó)農(nóng)夫向政府建議讓那些年長(zhǎng)的或工作效率低下的農(nóng)夫領(lǐng)取退休金或補(bǔ)助金而退休”（小E.J.迪翁）
[同義] aid， allowance， assistance， grant， help， stipend
[派生] pensionable adj. 有資格領(lǐng)退休金的， 可領(lǐng)退休金的
loyal adj. 忠誠(chéng)的， 忠心的
[例] The people stayed loyal to their country.
人民忠于他們的國(guó)家。
[同義] devoted， dutiful， faithful， obedient， true， trustworthy
[反義] disloyal adj. 不忠的， 背叛的， 不忠誠(chéng)的
[派生] loyalty n. 忠誠(chéng)， 忠心
強(qiáng)化練習(xí)
1. Buying a train or a bus ticket used to be a major hassle. Now any hotel or travel ________ can book your tickets
A. resource B. recollection C. agency D. agony
2. He's just like a fly hanging around. Sorry， not a fly. It's a________ of flies flying near your ears
A. bunch B. swarm C. lump D. pile
3. They were ________， sometimes 8 feet long， and many of them lived in the swampy pools in which our coal seam， or layer， or formed.
A. giant B. clever C. delight D. light
4. Nowadays the average age at which people settle down and marry is much older than it was 30 years ago， so singles will tend to have more________ income.
A. dependent B. redundant C. professional D. disposable
5. John Mills was a great actor， a true gentleman and a ________ friend； someone who made us proud to be British，" Blair said in a statement.
A. loyal B. liar C. gangster D. predominant
參考答案：CBADA