Big Cities No Longer for Low-Skilled Workers. Flashcards by 家伟孙 | Brainscape

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labor

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n. 工人，劳工，工作

adj. 劳工的，工作的

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weave

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v. 编织，组合，编造，迂回前进

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paraphrase

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v. 改写，解述，意译

Paraphrase heavily 重度改写一下

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manufacturing

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n. 制造业

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thanks to

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由于，归功于

thanks in part to

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offshoring

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n. 离岸外包

offshore adj. 近海的，离岸的，外包的

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automation

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n. 自动化

automaton=robot 机器人

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increase/decrease

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增加/减少

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geographic

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adj. 地理的，地理学的

geography

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occupation

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n. 职业，占有，消遣，居住

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occur

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v. 发生，存在，出现，想到

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cluster

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v. 聚集，集居

n. 群，簇

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plentiful

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adj. 多的，丰富的，充裕的

plenty

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urban/rural

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城市的，都市的/乡村的，农村的

urban center 市中心区

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equalize

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v. （使）相等，划一

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wage

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n. 工资，报酬

salary 薪水；income 收入；earnings 收入

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bump

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v. 碰撞，颠簸而行，提高
n. （工资等）数量上的增加
adj. 突然的，猛烈的
a pay bump 大幅涨薪

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prosperity

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n. 繁荣，兴旺

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by virtue of

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由于，因为

virtue n. 美德，德行，优点

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agglomeration and clustering

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集聚和集群

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refer to

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涉及，指的是，提及，参考，适用于

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locate

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v. 找出，使坐落于，把…设置在

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employee/employer

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雇员/雇主

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a deep pool of

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一大批（可用的人员）

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smokestack

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adj. 重工业的

n. 主烟囱

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give way to

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让位于，让步

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decent

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adj. 体面的，适当的，相当好的

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emerging market

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新兴市场

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divide

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vt. 划分，隔开，分割，[数]除
vi. 分裂，分开
n. 分水岭，分歧，分

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arrest

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v. 逮捕，拘留

arrest the emerging divide

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drive down

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压低（价格等）

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rent

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n. 租金

v. 出租，租用

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revitalize

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v. 使复兴，使振兴，使恢复

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depressed

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adj. 沮丧的，降低的，不景气的，萧条的

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disperse

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v. 使分散

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intervene

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v. 干预，干涉，介入，阻挠

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on behalf of

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为了…的利益

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wage subsidy

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工资津贴

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portable pension

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可携式养老金

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incentive

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n. 鼓励，刺激

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deploy

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v. 部署，展开，利用

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alternative

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adj. 两者择一的，可供选择的，非主流的

n. 两者择一，供替代的选择

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fall behind

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落后

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cite

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v. 引用，举例

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facilitate

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v. 促进(=promote)

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an irreversible decline

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无可逆转地衰退

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an irreversible decline

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无可逆转地衰退