中阶经济|第58集：自测版纯净原声

音频一：

The International Labour Organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing. In its latest update on Global Employment Trends, the agency says projections of the number of unemployed people this year range from 210 million to nearly 240 million people.

音频二：

The report warns that 200 million poor workers are at risk of joining the ranks of people living on less than 2 dollars per day in the past three years. The director general of the International Labour Organization, Juan Somavia, notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis. However, he points out that many countries have not done so.

重点词汇：

1，International Labour Organization 国际劳工组织 简称ILO，是一个以国际劳工标准处理有关劳工问题的联合国专门机构，总部设在瑞士日内瓦

2，latest ['leɪtɪst] adj.最近的；最新的

易混单词：lady's

3，update [ʌp'deɪt] v.向…提供最新信息 ['ʌpdeɪt] n.最新消息

latest update 最新报道

4，trend n.趋势，趋向；时尚

5，agency ['eɪdʒ(ə)nsɪ] n.机构；〔尤指政府内的〕局，部，处；经销处，中介处

a UN agency 一个联合国机构

6，projection [prə'dʒekʃ(ə)n] n.预测；估算

project ['prɒdʒekt] n.项目；工程；计划；课题 [prə'dʒekt] v.预计，推断

7，unemployed [,ʌnɪm'plɔɪd] adj.没有工作的，失业的

unemployment n.失业人数

8，range [reɪndʒ] v.包括；涉及 n.范围，界限；一系列

range from sth to sth

跟读训练：

一、

The International Labour Organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing.

国际劳工组织称失业人数正在增加。

In its latest update on Global Employment Trends,

在最新一期全球就业趋势报告中，

the agency says projections of the number of unemployed people this year range from 210 million to nearly 240 million people.

该组织预测今年失业人数将在2.1-2.4亿人之间。

二、

The report warns that 200 million poor workers are at risk of joining the ranks of people living on less than 2 dollars per day in the past three years.

该组织的报告警告说，在过去的三年里2亿贫穷工人面临跨入每天靠不足两美元过活行列的风险。

The director general of the International Labour Organization, Juan Somavia,

国际劳工组织主任胡安·索马维亚

notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis.

表示一些国家已经开始采取措施应对全球危机带来的影响了。

However, he points out that many countries have not done so.

但同时他还指出有很多国家尚未采取措施。