中阶经济|第70集：失业是全球传染病

音频一：

The International Labour Organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing. The report warns the picture on wages is likely to get worse this year, despite indications of an economic rebound.

音频二：

Declining wage rates are linked to the levels of unemployment. There will be greater pressure on wages in the future as more people will be unemployed. The pressure on employers to raise wages to attract workers will decline.

音频三：

And based on past experiences, it takes four to five years after economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre-crisis levels. Some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wages during the economic crisis.

重点词汇：

The International Labour Organization 国际劳动组织

pre-crisis 危机之前的

indication /,ɪndɪ'keʃən/ n. 迹象，说明

economic recovery 经济复苏

economic rebound 经济反弹

economic crisis 经济危机

decline /dɪ'klaɪn/ n/vi. 剧降 vt.婉拒

lessen /'lɛsn/ vt. 减少

impact /ɪm'pækt/ n/vt. 影响

跟读训练：

一、

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

国际劳动组织称，失业人数正在增加。

The report warns the picture on wages is likely to get worse this year, despite indications of an economic rebound.

这份报告警告说，即便有经济反弹的迹象，今年工资的情况会进一步恶化。

picture 状况

牛津字典类例句：I wanted to give you a current picture of the economy.

人声: Juan Enriquez

二、

Declining wage rates are linked to the levels of unemployment.

下降的工资率和失业水平相关。

There will be greater pressure on wages in the future as more people will be unemployed.

随着更多人失业，未来，工资压力会更大。

The pressure on employers to raise wages to attract workers will decline.

雇主提升工资来吸引工人的压力会降低。

三、

And based on past experiences, it takes four to five years after economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre-crisis levels.

基于过去的经验，在经济复苏后，需要4至5年，失业水平才能回到危机之前的等级。

Some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wages during the economic crisis.

在经济危机期间，一些国家提出了政策以减少低水平工资的影响。

随着失业人口增加as more people will be unemployed. 工资水平开始下降Declining wage rates，不过，雇主们不再用提升工资的方式吸引工人了raise wages to attract workers。让就业恢复到危机前的水平return to pre-crisis levels.需要的时间不短it takes four to five years.

背景拓展：

经济主题是听力内容常见的主题，很多表达都有多种说法，例如失业 job losses, unemployment, laid offs 就业 job creation, employment, job opportunities，经济下行economic decline, 经济萧条 recession，经济危机economic crisis 经济复苏economic recovery，economic rebound，工资 wages，pay，salary 营收 revenue，在趋势方面，表示上升的词汇包括：rise，jump，climb，increase， ascend（爬升），up，soar（猛增）；表示下降的词汇包括fall， drop，decrease，descend，decline，plunge（剧降），down等等，表示保持持平的词汇包括，flat，stand still等等。